Games in the World

Inside this ranking: 15 headline-making yachts, following the source's published order and reported estimates. Prices can change and should be read as editorial estimates rather than live appraisals.

• Oware — West Africa and the Diaspora — Oware — West Africa and the Diaspora. Oware is a prominent member of the mancala family, played by sowing counters through rows of pits and capturing under specific conditions.
• Go — East Asia — Go — East Asia. Go developed in China and has deep, distinct traditions in China, Korea, and Japan, with different names and institutional histories.
• Pachisi — India — Pachisi — India. Pachisi is a South Asian cross-and-circle race game in which pieces travel according to throws traditionally made with cowrie shells.
• Backgammon — A West Asian Game Family — Backgammon — A West Asian Game Family. Backgammon belongs to a long family of tables games with deep West Asian histories, though the exact modern rule lineage should not be projected unchanged into antiquity.

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