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Royal Board of Ur is a free, ad-free way to play the Royal Game of Ur online — the 4,600-year-old race game excavated from the Royal Cemetery of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia. Roll the pyramid dice, race your seven pieces across the Ur board, land on a rosette to go again, and knock your opponent's pieces back to the start. It plays instantly in full 3D, right in your browser, on desktop or mobile.
New to the game? Read the step-by-step guide or compare the Finkel, Masters and Blitz rules. Curious where it comes from? See the full history of the Royal Game of Ur, or pick up a few strategy tips to win more often. Want to play Ur online with a friend instead of the computer? Start a private game and send them the link.
Wondering about the odds? See the full dice probability chart for the pyramid dice. Curious how it stacks up against a more familiar game? Read Royal Game of Ur vs backgammon. And if you want to know what the real, excavated board looks like, see the original board.
For over four thousand years this board sat buried under the sands of Iraq, forgotten entirely until Sir Leonard Woolley unearthed it in 1922 — a small, humbling reminder of how much of our own past can slip from memory. Relics like the Ur board are living proof that entire worlds really can vanish from memory — until someone digs them back up.
Yes. Royal Board of Ur is completely free to play, with no download and no ads. No account is needed; an optional free account (beta) adds ranked online play and a leaderboard.
Yes — choose "A friend online" in Setup, share the room code or invite link, and play together in real time from any browser. See the multiplayer guide for details.
They're the same game. "Ur", "Game of Ur" and "Royal Game of Ur" all refer to this 4,600-year-old Mesopotamian board game, named after the ancient city of Ur where the first boards were discovered.
The Ur board is two rectangular blocks of squares — a 4×3 block and a 2×3 block — joined by a narrow two-square bridge, traditionally decorated with inlaid rosettes. This site is a 3D recreation of that original layout. See more in the FAQ.
A private game by code or link. No account needed, not rated.