# The Royal Game of Ur

The Royal Game of Ur is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. It is rated 7.2 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 1.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** -2600
- **Categories:** Dice, Abstract Strategy
- **Mechanics:** Lose a Turn, Static Capture, Race, Roll / Spin and Move, Square Grid
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.2 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 9 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 11
- **Unique players:** 8

**Designers:** (Uncredited)

**Artists:** Mariela Arratia, Vlad Korniuk, Mathew Sisson

**Publishers:** Bibelot Games, The British Museum, (Self-Published), D-Toys, (Public Domain)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-royal-game-of-ur)
- [The Royal Game of Ur in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-royal-game-of-ur)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1602)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._