Senet was arguably the world's first board game, created in ancient Egypt in roughly 3,500 BC. In its time, Senet was exceptionally popular with everyone from commoners to pharaohs. Later in its reign of popularity, the Egyptians believed that people who were good at it were protected by the gods.
Senet is essentially a race game, like Backgammon, Sorry!, or Pachisi. The object is to move all of your pieces, or pawns, off the board before your opponent. You roll a single die to decide how far you can move a pawn during your turn. If you land on your opponent's pawn, you switch places with them.
It sounds simple enough, but there are a few obstacles standing in your way. If your opponent has two pawns in a row, you can't land on them and switch places. Worse yet, if your opponent has three pawns in a row, you can't even jump over them! Luckily, you can use these strategies against your opponent, too.