The Ancient Royal Game of Ur with a new twist! In ancient civilizations, people competed in different sports and games to prove their worthiness to their gods. In Tlaczani you choose between the bravest Texotli (blue) or the fearsome Chiltik (Red) to start the run to see who's worthy of the favor of the god Macuilxochilt (5 flowers). TLACZANI is the ancient ROyal Game of Ur with a twist! Do you think you have the luck on your side? Are you under Macuilxochilt favor? Prove it! Game contents: 3 board/cards, 26 run pieces (7 red, 7 blue, 6 green and 6 yellow) and 4 four sided dices. -box bottom info The word Tlaczani comes from the Nahualt language and it means "it that runs". In this game you will find some similarities with 2 ancient games; first the board is similar to the one used in the Royal Game of Ur, the oldest board game known with nearly 5,000 years old and Patolli (little red bean in Nahualt), a game played by the Teotihuacans, the Toltecs, the Mayans and the Aztecs. In this new twist of The Royal Game of Ur you will have an interesting mixture of the essential running mechanic of Ur and resource gain/exchange. Inside the box you will have all you need to play Tlaczani and other versions and interpretations of The Royal Game of Ur. —description from the designer