Observed arrival · 2026-09-20
Petteia, Reconstructed for the Screen
An iPhone and iPad app reconstructing the fragmentary ancient Greek board game petteia across three documented rule variants.
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- Abstract-strategy players and classics-curious readers
- Worth noticing
- It places three documented reconstructions beside sources including Plato, Polybius, Julius Pollux, and the Roman latrunculorum tradition.
Field notes
The project treats uncertainty in the historical record as part of the product: players can compare three documented reconstructions and inspect the sources behind them. The described game package includes a negamax opponent with three tiers, a 60-problem puzzle course, a 12-scenario campaign, a position-analysis bench, and pass-and-play. The homepage also says its content is seeded locally, with no account or network call required.
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