Ur

Ur is a 3D computer version of the Royal Game of Ur, also known as Twenty Squares. You race your counters from start to finish around the board, trying to get them there before your opponent. The board, pieces and dice are 3D reconstructions of ancient examples held in museums.

Playing the game

You roll virtual dice on each turn and move your pieces around the board. Landing on a rosette gives you an extra turn, while landing on an AI opponent’s piece traps it. You can choose to put all your pieces on the board at once or focus on moving one piece, and decide whether a dice roll is better used to advance your counter or remove an opponent’s from the board.

The game includes three AI opponents with different difficulty levels, three gameplay avatars, a built-in tutorial and in-game high-score tracking. It also includes ancient phrases exchanged between players and information about the history of the Royal Game of Ur, which was played around the Mediterranean for thousands of years. The game is a race in which speed matters, and its dice were also used for ancient divination.

Settings and controls

You play on a desktop or laptop using a keyboard. The game lets you adjust the resolution and background music.