A Roman stone board game has been unplayable since its discovery more than a century ago, but AI might have just worked out ...

Researchers couldn't figure out this ancient Roman game. So they let AI play it thousands of times until it cracked the code.

AI-driven simulations helped archaeologists determine how an ancient Roman game was likely played.

The game the AI reconstructed — now dubbed Ludus Coriovalli (Game of Coriovallum) — is an asymmetric battle of attrition. It ...

Researchers used AI-driven virtual players to test more than 100 rule sets, matching gameplay to wear patterns on a Roman limestone board.

Researchers have used AI to reconstruct the rules of a board game carved into a stone found in the Dutch city of Heerlen. The ...

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A rtificial Intelligence (AI) has been able to crack the rules of a mysterious Roman board game that’s been lost to history for over 1,500 years. By analysing the scratches on a weathered limestone ...