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: Early History |
 When the tomb of the ancient Egyptian King Tut was discovered in the 1920s, among the artifacts found were a game board, dice and playing pieces. That
means board games have been around for over 3000 years! Egyptians, Greeks and Romans have enjoyed playing games such as backgammon, checkers,
dominos, and chess for thousands of years. Even before Columbus crossed the Atlantic, board games were being enjoyed all over the globe, by every culture
except the Eskimos and the first Australian settlers.
Many of the early settlers to come to North America brought board games with them to trade or to keep their children entertained, but it wasn't until after the
Revolutionary War that the first toy companies appeared. Most of the first games were made of paper and cardboard. Since printing companies were familiar
with paper and cardboard, most toy companies began as printers.
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