Once a traditional Spring Festival pastime, this 2,000-year-old game integrates elements of fantasy and imperial culture.

The “Vatican Amphora,” which depicts ancient Greek warriors Ajax and Achilles playing a board game. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public domain Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a ...

Board game, clay tablets and building remains shed light on the ancient city of Qabra and its cultural identity.

Looking for games to play over the Chinese New Year break? Here are the 5 best games for Year of the Snake celebrations.

The game emphasizes player choice: you shape your story as a wandering swordsman, healer, merchant, or something entirely different. There’s a strong focus on combat, too, as mechanics let players ...

As Lunar New Year approaches, the once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking is undergoing something of a revival in ...

The Byzantines maintained relations with China. Credit: Carole Raddato, Flickr CC-BY-SA 2.0 The Byzantine Empire, which was known at the time as the Eastern Roman Empire, maintained a relatively ...

School of Architecture, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.

We're likely to continue seeing more developers try mixing up classic games like Balatro did with Poker, and now we have ...

Games are not didactic tools but immersive experiences that allow players to engage with Chinese culture on their own terms. Characters inspired by ancient Chinese figures, such as the legendary ...

Stilt walking is part of a folk tradition of performances, rooted in ancient Chinese belief systems such as Confucianism and Taoism, that have been used to mark festivals and celebrate local ...