The Aztec gambling game "Patolli" was so addictive players would bet their loved ones and freedom when they ran out of money to bet.

[JoeArthur]

This was on Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/mr09op
And looking at Wikipedia it looks correct:

Patolli - Wikipedia

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I did not know about that one. The Royal Game of Ur yes (because it is in the British Museum):

Royal Game of Ur - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[von Marwitz]

This was on Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/mr09op
And looking at Wikipedia it looks correct:

Patolli - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I did not know about that one.

This reminds me a lot of the German game "Mensch ärgere Dich nicht".

Mensch ärgere Dich nicht - Wikipedia

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Before the advent of more modern Euro-Games this was the game that everyone in Germany knew and had played as a child.

Likely, it is older than merely 100 years. My guess is that German engineers brought it with them when we discovered America long before Columbus and taught the Indians how to adequately build their pyramids.

In fact, the following all look kind of similar:

Patolli - Wikipedia

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Pachisi - Wikipedia

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Parqués - Wikipedia

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Mensch ärgere Dich nicht - Wikipedia

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Ludo (board game) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

von Marwitz

 

[Robin Reeve]

Explanations of how to play the Game of Ur.
How to play video

 

[Actionjick]

This was on Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/mr09op
And looking at Wikipedia it looks correct:

Patolli - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I did not know about that one. The Royal Game of Ur yes (because it is in the British Museum):

Royal Game of Ur - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Racco storage system?