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Observed arrival · 2026-09-08

A Field Guide to Senet on Android

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A Portuguese guide to the ancient Egyptian board game senet, its disputed rules, and four Android applications that attempt to reconstruct it.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-08 issue.

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The guide uses the geometry of the board as its organizing device: three rows of ten houses, a reversed middle path, and five decorated squares at the end. It sets competing reconstructions beside one another, naming Kendall, Piccione, and Bell, then applies those differences to four Android apps. The page also identifies the author as Miguel Henriques of Lisbon and labels its opening illustration as computer-generated rather than archaeological documentation.

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