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The Royal Game of Ur, asynchronous and massively-multiplayer — all you need is a Github account.
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The Royal Game of Ur, asynchronous and massively-multiplayer — all you need is a Github account.

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README 

        
Welcome to my Github profile!

We're playing

[the Royal Game of Ur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Game_of_Ur).

**Game #19 is in progress,** but you can join!





  It's the

  :black_circle:black

  team's turn.




You're on a team! :wave:



* If you've already played a turn this game, you're already on a team

  — check the game log below for a reminder. If it's not your turn,

  check back later, or [ask a

  friend](https://twitter.com/share?text=I'm+playing+The+Royal+Game+of+Ur+on+a+GitHub+profile.+Take+your+turn+at+https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw+%23RoyalGameOfUr+%23github) to make a move.

* If you've not yet played a turn this game, make a move now to join the

  **:black_circle:black** team.






  **:black_circle:Black team:**

  You rolled a 4!

What would you like to do?



| Choices *(pick one of them!)* |

| --- |

  | [:rosette:    Move a new piece to tile 4](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/new?title=ur-move-4%400-0&body=Press+Submit%21+You+don%27t+need+to+edit+this+text+or+do+anything+else.%0D%0A%0D%0ABe+aware+that+your+move+can+take+a+minute+or+two+to+process.) |

  | [    Move the piece on tile 6 to tile 10](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/new?title=ur-move-4%406-0&body=Press+Submit%21+You+don%27t+need+to+edit+this+text+or+do+anything+else.%0D%0A%0D%0ABe+aware+that+your+move+can+take+a+minute+or+two+to+process.) |



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Game #19 so far



## Who's on each team?



    

      Players in this game

    

    

      

        Black team :black_circle:

        :white_circle:  White team

      

      

        @tassiaaccioly (4)
@7IronSnow7 (1)
@karim-eg (1)
@chiragyadav916 (1)

        @Casper-Guo (9)

      

    

  



## What's happened so far?



| Time | Turn | Event | Issue | Board |

| :---: | :---: | :--- | :---: | :---: |

  | 11th Apr 2024 03:01 | **0** | :black_circle: **[@tassiaaccioly](https://github.com/tassiaaccioly)** started a new game | [#2797](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2797) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/3b55d755eb1059017bd702f5a1d0265e5152c490/games/current/board.2797.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 03:01 | **1** | :black_circle: **[@tassiaaccioly](https://github.com/tassiaaccioly)** moved a black piece onto the board to position 2    | [#2798](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2798) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/092768d93fefb54ce03bc05817770b0da3b10ec8/games/current/board.2798.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 03:10 | **2** | :white_circle: **[@Casper-Guo](https://github.com/Casper-Guo)** moved a white piece onto the board to position 1    | [#2799](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2799) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/835405fdf6bd64f56ca917db50d7b1d399b89f06/games/current/board.2799.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 11:51 | **3** | :black_circle: **[@tassiaaccioly](https://github.com/tassiaaccioly)** moved a black piece onto the board to position 3    | [#2800](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2800) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/e6e18c550dd2308d4d1ee01c22aaf37106d8cf48/games/current/board.2800.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 11:56 | **4** | :white_circle: **[@Casper-Guo](https://github.com/Casper-Guo)** moved a white piece from position 1 to position 4  — claimed a rosette :rosette:  | [#2801](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2801) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/2e090e426f39825b33fb62c1f63ce28de33e2668/games/current/board.2801.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 11:59 | **5** | :white_circle: **[@Casper-Guo](https://github.com/Casper-Guo)** moved a white piece onto the board to position 2    | [#2802](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2802) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/85cc7a31329c7462afa4c3a9e645e0904358dfc4/games/current/board.2802.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 13:08 | **6** | :black_circle: **[@7IronSnow7](https://github.com/7IronSnow7)** moved a black piece from position 3 to position 5    | [#2803](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2803) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/f87a1e15ff2a44a461a4d91eaeefa4550c5c9ae1/games/current/board.2803.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 13:12 | **7** | :white_circle: **[@Casper-Guo](https://github.com/Casper-Guo)** moved a white piece from position 4 to position 6    | [#2804](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2804) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/6981ec21fafc9ff7ce600b2175a310c8f2660106/games/current/board.2804.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 13:55 | **8** | :black_circle: **[@tassiaaccioly](https://github.com/tassiaaccioly)** moved a black piece from position 5 to position 7    | [#2805](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2805) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/e93bad57e0ac71a1dcc0772800e7c59d4b170dbd/games/current/board.2805.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 14:13 | **9** | :white_circle: **[@Casper-Guo](https://github.com/Casper-Guo)** moved a white piece onto the board to position 4  — claimed a rosette :rosette:  | [#2806](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2806) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/5ee1ed3f80921c5093dd0e544c3a8af0bd20460c/games/current/board.2806.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 14:15 | **10** | :white_circle: **[@Casper-Guo](https://github.com/Casper-Guo)** moved a white piece from position 6 to position 7 — captured a black piece :crossed_swords:   | [#2807](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2807) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/34c9d46f4c5b40822ef66f5fcfa88271cbc952f5/games/current/board.2807.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 23:53 | **11** | :black_circle: **[@karim-eg](https://github.com/karim-eg)** moved a black piece from position 2 to position 5    | [#2808](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2808) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/dd7ad23835b18f6ef9b235f07ed0fe5346c5d645/games/current/board.2808.svg) |

  | 11th Apr 2024 23:59 | **12** | :white_circle: **[@Casper-Guo](https://github.com/Casper-Guo)** moved a white piece from position 7 to position 8  — claimed a rosette :rosette:  | [#2809](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2809) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/cb03b428e304ae109e3e0e1a6c406d730ff1052e/games/current/board.2809.svg) |

  | 12th Apr 2024 00:02 | **13** | :white_circle: **[@Casper-Guo](https://github.com/Casper-Guo)** moved a white piece from position 4 to position 6    | [#2810](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2810) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/ba8efe90785f535e87d1abc23c297dbb50131f37/games/current/board.2810.svg) |

  | 14th Apr 2024 18:12 | **14** | :black_circle: **[@chiragyadav916](https://github.com/chiragyadav916)** moved a black piece from position 5 to position 6 — captured a white piece :crossed_swords:   | [#2813](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2813) | [link](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/595f4f1e86a10aaf7b99840d57beab065bef15f1/games/current/board.2813.svg) |

  | 14th Apr 2024 20:59 | **15** | :white_circle: **[@Casper-Guo](https://github.com/Casper-Guo)** moved a white piece onto the board to position 1    | [#2814](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2814) |  |



Previous games



## Previous games



1. A game was started on 30th Jul 2020 by **[@rossjrw](https://github.com/rossjrw)** and ended on 4th Dec 2020. 

   * The :white_circle:white team won. 

   * 64 players played 166 moves across 4 months and 5 days. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 9 white pieces and claimed 12 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 10 black pieces and claimed 18 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@1ethanhansen](https://github.com/1ethanhansen)**, who played 48 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@qbtl](https://github.com/qbtl)** ([#269](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/269)).

1. A game was started on 4th Dec 2020 by **[@1ethanhansen](https://github.com/1ethanhansen)** and ended on 11th Jan 2021. 

   * The :black_circle:black team won. 

   * 27 players played 145 moves across 1 month and 1 week. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 7 white pieces and claimed 16 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 6 black pieces and claimed 14 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@shpatrickguo](https://github.com/shpatrickguo)**, who played 26 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@shpatrickguo](https://github.com/shpatrickguo)** ([#424](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/424)).

1. A game was started on 11th Jan 2021 by **[@BaptisteMartinet](https://github.com/BaptisteMartinet)** and ended on 11th Feb 2021. 

   * The :white_circle:white team won. 

   * 17 players played 118 moves across 1 month and 12 hours. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 2 white pieces and claimed 11 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 8 black pieces and claimed 14 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@1ethanhansen](https://github.com/1ethanhansen)**, who played 45 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@1ethanhansen](https://github.com/1ethanhansen)** ([#535](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/535)).

1. A game was started on 11th Feb 2021 by **[@1ethanhansen](https://github.com/1ethanhansen)** and ended on 5th Mar 2021. 

   * The :white_circle:white team won. 

   * 17 players played 175 moves across 3 weeks and 22 hours. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 12 white pieces and claimed 17 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 13 black pieces and claimed 18 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@1ethanhansen](https://github.com/1ethanhansen)**, who played 48 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@1ethanhansen](https://github.com/1ethanhansen)** ([#702](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/702)).

1. A game was started on 6th Mar 2021 by **[@shpatrickguo](https://github.com/shpatrickguo)** and ended on 10th May 2021. 

   * The :black_circle:black team won. 

   * 42 players played 162 moves across 2 months and 4 days. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 12 white pieces and claimed 17 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 9 black pieces and claimed 19 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@shpatrickguo](https://github.com/shpatrickguo)**, who played 22 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@crxssed7](https://github.com/crxssed7)** ([#864](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/864)).

1. A game was started on 10th May 2021 by **[@HAUDRAUFHAUN](https://github.com/HAUDRAUFHAUN)** and ended on 17th Jul 2021. 

   * The :white_circle:white team won. 

   * 34 players played 167 moves across 2 months and 6 days. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 7 white pieces and claimed 14 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 10 black pieces and claimed 18 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@1ethanhansen](https://github.com/1ethanhansen)**, who played 31 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@1ethanhansen](https://github.com/1ethanhansen)** ([#1024](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/1024)).

1. A game was started on 17th Jul 2021 by **[@1ethanhansen](https://github.com/1ethanhansen)** and ended on 19th Oct 2021. 

   * The :black_circle:black team won. 

   * 48 players played 153 moves across 3 months and 3 days. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 6 white pieces and claimed 17 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 6 black pieces and claimed 15 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@PkmnQ](https://github.com/PkmnQ)**, who played 13 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@OmKakatkar](https://github.com/OmKakatkar)** ([#1175](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/1175)).

1. A game was started on 19th Oct 2021 by **[@OmKakatkar](https://github.com/OmKakatkar)** and ended on 29th Oct 2021. 

   * The :white_circle:white team won. 

   * 13 players played 135 moves across 1 week and 3 days. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 5 white pieces and claimed 13 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 6 black pieces and claimed 15 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@Timemaster111](https://github.com/Timemaster111)**, who played 46 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@Timemaster111](https://github.com/Timemaster111)** ([#1342](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/1342)).

1. A game was started on 29th Oct 2021 by **[@jbmagination](https://github.com/jbmagination)** and ended on 15th May 2022. 

   * The :white_circle:white team won. 

   * 80 players played 187 moves across 6 months and 2 weeks. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 11 white pieces and claimed 17 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 13 black pieces and claimed 19 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@nirakon](https://github.com/nirakon)**, who played 18 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@Madflows](https://github.com/Madflows)** ([#1534](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/1534)).

1. A game was started on 15th May 2022 by **[@VikashPR](https://github.com/VikashPR)** and ended on 29th Dec 2022. 

   * The :white_circle:white team won. 

   * 109 players played 177 moves across 7 months and 2 weeks. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 9 white pieces and claimed 23 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 11 black pieces and claimed 19 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@LAPCoder](https://github.com/LAPCoder)**, who played 11 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@LAPCoder](https://github.com/LAPCoder)** ([#1726](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/1726)).

1. A game was started on 29th Dec 2022 by **[@CostasAK](https://github.com/CostasAK)** and ended on 30th Dec 2022. 

   * The :black_circle:black team won. 

   * 4 players played 121 moves across 19 hours and 41 minutes. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 6 white pieces and claimed 14 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 4 black pieces and claimed 15 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@CostasAK](https://github.com/CostasAK)**, who played 59 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@CostasAK](https://github.com/CostasAK)** ([#1844](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/1844)).

1. A game was started on 30th Dec 2022 by **[@TejaTadepalli](https://github.com/TejaTadepalli)** and ended on 27th Jan 2023. 

   * The :white_circle:white team won. 

   * 17 players played 158 moves across 4 weeks and 1 hour. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 9 white pieces and claimed 18 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 12 black pieces and claimed 18 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@TejaTadepalli](https://github.com/TejaTadepalli)**, who played 59 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@TejaTadepalli](https://github.com/TejaTadepalli)** ([#1994](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/1994)).

1. A game was started on 27th Jan 2023 by **[@TejaTadepalli](https://github.com/TejaTadepalli)** and ended on 14th Mar 2023. 

   * The :white_circle:white team won. 

   * 20 players played 153 moves across 1 month and 2 weeks. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 6 white pieces and claimed 17 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 6 black pieces and claimed 16 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@TejaTadepalli](https://github.com/TejaTadepalli)**, who played 65 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@TejaTadepalli](https://github.com/TejaTadepalli)** ([#2145](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2145)).

1. A game was started on 14th Mar 2023 by **[@Murdeala](https://github.com/Murdeala)** and ended on 13th Apr 2023. 

   * The :white_circle:white team won. 

   * 19 players played 141 moves across 4 weeks and 1 day. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 4 white pieces and claimed 18 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 12 black pieces and claimed 16 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@CostasAK](https://github.com/CostasAK)**, who played 71 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@CostasAK](https://github.com/CostasAK)** ([#2275](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2275)).

1. A game was started on 13th Apr 2023 by **[@thisiscoding1234](https://github.com/thisiscoding1234)** and ended on 7th Jul 2023. 

   * The :black_circle:black team won. 

   * 48 players played 122 moves across 2 months and 3 weeks. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 11 white pieces and claimed 15 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 4 black pieces and claimed 9 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@Murdeala](https://github.com/Murdeala)**, who played 37 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@WKL10086](https://github.com/WKL10086)** ([#2460](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2460)).

1. A game was started on 7th Jul 2023 by **[@kztera](https://github.com/kztera)** and ended on 26th Oct 2023. 

   * The :white_circle:white team won. 

   * 38 players played 142 moves across 3 months and 2 weeks. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 5 white pieces and claimed 14 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 12 black pieces and claimed 14 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@CostasAK](https://github.com/CostasAK)**, who played 53 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@CostasAK](https://github.com/CostasAK)** ([#2612](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2612)).

1. A game was started on 27th Oct 2023 by **[@blacksmithop](https://github.com/blacksmithop)** and ended on 3rd Dec 2023. 

   * The :black_circle:black team won. 

   * 22 players played 55 moves across 1 month and 6 days. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 5 white pieces and claimed 11 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 0 black pieces and claimed 3 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@CostasAK](https://github.com/CostasAK)**, who played 26 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@CostasAK](https://github.com/CostasAK)** ([#2664](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2664)).

1. A game was started on 4th Dec 2023 by **[@joshuajohncohen](https://github.com/joshuajohncohen)** and ended on 11th Apr 2024. 

   * The :black_circle:black team won. 

   * 44 players played 133 moves across 4 months and 6 days. 

   * The :black_circle:black team captured 11 white pieces and claimed 16 rosettes. 

   * The :white_circle:white team captured 5 black pieces and claimed 12 rosettes. 

   * The MVP of the winning team was **[@CostasAK](https://github.com/CostasAK)**, who played 49 moves. 

   * The winning move was made by **[@tassiaaccioly](https://github.com/tassiaaccioly)** ([#2796](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/issues/2796)).



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How do I play?



## Rules of the game



It's the **:white_circle:white** team versus the **:black_circle:black**

team.



The first team to **:rocket:ascend** all 7 of their pieces **:crown:wins**.

Your goal is to achieve that, and to block the other team from doing the

same.



_(Learn more about the rules of the Royal Game of Ur at

[RoyalUr.net/learn](https://royalur.net/learn/), or watch [Tom Scott play

against Irving Finkel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZskjLq040I) in

2017.)_



### Movement



Each turn starts by rolling 4 binary dice, which results in a number from 0

to 4. The current team gets to move one of their pieces by that many tiles.



All 14 pieces start on position 0 (the space just before tile 1).



### :rocket:Ascension



Moving a piece onto position 15 (the imaginary space after tile 14) causes

that piece to leave the board forever. This is **:rocket:ascension**, and

is the goal of the game — the first team to ascend all 7 of their

pieces wins.



### :crossed_swords:Capturing



You will move your pieces along the tiles from tile 1 to tile 14.



The tiles on your side of the board (tiles 1 through 4, 13, and 14) are

safe — only your pieces can be there. However, the tiles in the

middle (tiles 5 through 12) are unsafe — your opponent's pieces can

also be here. If one team's piece lands on the same tile as another team's

piece, the piece that was landed on is **:crossed_swords:captured**! It

goes all the way back to position 0.



### :rosette:Rosettes



If a piece lands on a **:rosette:rosette** (tiles 4, 8, and 14), that team

gets to immediately take another turn.



A piece that is on the rosette on tile 8 *cannot be

**:crossed_swords:captured***. A piece trying to capture it will simply

bounce off onto tile 9.



## How to play



Playing Ur on my GitHub profile is easy. The dice have already been rolled

for you — all you have to do is decide what to do with them. Anyone

with a GitHub account can play.



Anyone can join either team at any time, but once you're in a team, you're

locked into it until the game ends. You won't be able to play a move when

it's the other team's turn.



The list of links below the board image shows each possible move. Clicking

one of those will take you to a page where you can create an issue in this

repository, where all you have to do is click submit to play your move.



It will take a moment for Github Actions to acknowledge your move, but once

it does, you'll see it react with the 'eyes' emoji (:eyes:). A few seconds

later it will react with the 'rocket' emoji (:rocket:) to let you know that

your move was successful, then leave a comment explaining what happened,

and it'll also make a commit to record your move.



_(If you don't see any of that, then something went wrong. Ping me in your

issue by typing `cc @rossjrw`, and I'll take a look.)_



Note that if your team has no possible moves — for example by rolling a 0

— your turn will be automatically skipped. The event log will let you

know if this has happened.



## Behind the scenes



Check out the [`source` branch of this repository](https://github.com/rossjrw/rossjrw/tree/source) for the source

code and a little commentary on the inspiration behind this project.



### Contributing



I welcome bug reports, feature suggestions and pull requests! Just make

sure you ping me in your issue or PR by adding `cc @rossjrw`, as I don't receive notifications for new issues in this repository

(for hopefully obvious reasons).



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