Ancient Mesopotamia - Not only the birthplace of Civilisation but also of the first games . Play-ing games is not coming from the idea to entertain children but rather a tool to challenge intel-ligence and skills in strategies . No wonder that the oldest games from Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt were found in royal tombs . Who else should claim from themselves those attributes than the ruling class ? Still games are too joyfull to keep it only for the elite and soon the prac-tice of playing and competing became popular among the diverse communities in Mesopotamia but also other cultures .
While the modern world introduces us every year to new games , in modern Iraq still the classic games like backgammon or card games are dominating daily life . Memories and knowledge of the rich mesopotamian history is not present anymore like it used to be some decades ago , be-fore one crisis after the other detached the people from their heritage .
Urbilum wants to change this ! It was created to reconnect to the old tradition of gaming in Mesopotamia and offer new games to this beloved activity of playing for old and young in Iraq . But it does not stop here . The games are based on knowledge of the local heritage and provide players a new method to gain more information about Ancient Mesopotamia and be passionate about it .