Game Making: UR

The Kingdom of UR game, named after the kingdom in which it was discovered, is one of the earliest board games ever discovered! Dated to c. 2600 – c. 2400 BC, being played popularly in the Mesopotamia region but having been found as far as India.

It's a two-player strategy and race game that combines elements of both skill and chance

Genres: Board game, Race game, Dice game

Players: 2

Setup time: 10–30 seconds

Playing time: Usually around 30 minutes

Chance: Medium (dice rolling)

Skills: Strategy, Tactics, Counting, Probability

Synonyms: Game of Twenty Squares, Game of Ur

Materials (Per Student)

• One Piece of Fabric

• Game Pieces 

• Popsicle Stick

• Fabric marker

• Colored marker

Sat morning 10-11:30am

classes for ages 6-12 years old. -Older kids may attend as along as they are respectful while younglings are around. 

10 students per class

6 tickets at $15 and 4 tickets FREE for low-income families, provided from grant funding

We have been having so much interest in our kid's classes the last couple of months that we are now starting to do waitlists for our classes once they fill up, so please get in touch with us if you need to cancel so we can get ahold of the next person. contact us via email: mnmakersandartists@gmail.com 

Instructor: Sam Turner

This activity is made possible by generous grants from the Marian Anderson Fund at the Mankato Area Foundation & Spark Good Grants from Walmart Store 6510 & the Mankato Walmart Distribution Center.