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Scientists work to decipher ancient Roman board game

WBUR
Published March 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM MST

A team of researchers in the Netherlands set out to decipher the rules of an ancient Roman board game, with an assist from artificial intelligence.

NPR’s Henry Larson reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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