{"id":12792,"date":"2023-04-03T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/?p=12792"},"modified":"2023-04-03T18:04:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T22:04:23","slug":"upcoming-event-ur-tournament-at-the-htc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/2023\/04\/03\/upcoming-event-ur-tournament-at-the-htc\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Event: Ur Tournament at the HTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><a href=\"\/afam\/files\/2023\/04\/Ur-Tournament.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/afam\/files\/2023\/04\/Ur-Tournament-477x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12793 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/files\/2023\/04\/Ur-Tournament-477x636.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/files\/2023\/04\/Ur-Tournament-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/files\/2023\/04\/Ur-Tournament-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/files\/2023\/04\/Ur-Tournament.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a>On April\u00a0 11 at 6:00 PM, the Howard Thurman Center and Grammy Award Winning Rap Artist Lupe Fiasco are hosting a tournament for the oldest game in the world, Ur. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The\u00a0<\/span><strong class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1u c1-1v c1-b c1-95 c1-29 c1-3p c1-96\">Royal Game of Ur<\/strong><span>\u00a0is the oldest known board game, first played in Mesopotamia over 4,000 years ago. It\u2019s a two-player board game that combines strategy, racing, and chance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Players from all skill levels are invited to join for an exciting evening of strategic gameplay and fun. The tournament will follow the official Tournament Engine rule set, designed and sanctioned by the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Internationale d&#8217;Ur. This rule set ensures fair play and competitive balance, and is used exclusively in all Playur tournaments around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the tournament, players will have the chance to compete for prizes and recognition, as well as the opportunity to connect with other Ur enthusiasts from around the Boston area. It&#8217;s a great chance to hone your skills, test your strategic prowess, and have fun in a supportive and engaging environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The tournament is limited to 32 students and will teach everyone how to play. Pre-register or learn more at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.playur.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.playur.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1680638190045000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1qWM4ZZGb9rLdarIOvipMg\">www.playur.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ur Tournament Engine Rules!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B0kDHeHJMfU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April\u00a0 11 at 6:00 PM, the Howard Thurman Center and Grammy Award Winning Rap Artist Lupe Fiasco are hosting a tournament for the oldest game in the world, Ur. The\u00a0Royal Game of Ur\u00a0is the oldest known board game, first played in Mesopotamia over 4,000 years ago. It\u2019s a two-player board game that combines strategy, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15648,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1495,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12792"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12792"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12797,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12792\/revisions\/12797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}