Welcome to Games in Civilization! If you would like explore the history and role of games in many different civilizations you've come to the right place! Be prepared for a tour through many different time periods, places, civilizations and fields of science...

When talking about games the first thing that comes to mind are traditional games - great ways of spending time with others. If you feel strong in this subject, try our quiz to test your knowledge or go to the playable games section and go head to head with the computer.

Check out our features for articles covering varied topics related to games. Try our search engines to find exactly what you are looking for. Games are as old as the oldest civilizations are and they are strongly connected with the civilization's development. If you started wondering about what games originated in different time periods try out the TimeLine. Click on an area and it will search for games from that period.

But games are not played only on board or with cards or dominos. All over the world people play "games" in everyday life in their contact with others. If this topic sounds intriguing to you, try Psychology: Game Theory. If you would like to gain a mathematical understand of games, check out Math section first!

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