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  2. Nard (game) - Wikipedia

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    The game has been historically popular in Persia, Muslim countries, and among Babylonian Jews. A common legend associates the game with the founder of the Sassanian Dynasty, Ardashir. Indeed, the Persian name نرد nard is a shortening of the older name نردشیر nardašir, from Middle Persian nēw-ardaxšīr "brave Ardashir".

  3. Traditional games of Iran - Wikipedia

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    Choub bazi, choob or choobazi ( Persian: چوب بازی chub bāzi; Khorasani and Sistani: چو بازی chu bāzi; lit. "wood play"), is one of Iranian games and traditions with an ancient history that goes back to ancient Iran. This traditional ritual is also mentioned in Ferdowsi 's Shahnameh. In Iran, there are two authentic types of stick ...

  4. Ganjifa - Wikipedia

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    Ganjifa. Various Ganjifa cards from Dashavatara set. Ganjifa, Ganjapa or Gânjaphâ, [ 1] is a card game and type of playing cards that are most associated with Persia and India. After Ganjifa cards fell out of use in Iran before the twentieth century, India became the last country to produce them. [ 2]

  5. Prince of Persia - Wikipedia

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    January 18, 2024. Prince of Persia is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner. It is centered around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous Prince, set in ancient and medieval Persia. The first two games in the series, Prince of Persia (1989) and Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame ...

  6. Polo - Wikipedia

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    Polo or Chovgan is a ball game that is played on horseback, a traditional field sport and one of the world's oldest known team sports. [ 9] It originated in ancient Persia (modern-day Iran ), dating back over 2,000 years. Initially played by Persian nobility as a training exercise for cavalry units, polo eventually spread to other parts of the ...

  7. Prince of Persia (1989 video game) - Wikipedia

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    Prince of Persia is a 1989 cinematic platform game developed and published by Broderbund for the Apple II. It was designed and implemented by Jordan Mechner. Taking place in medieval Persia, players control an unnamed protagonist who must venture through a series of dungeons to defeat the evil Grand Vizier Jaffar and save an imprisoned princess .

  8. Prince of Persia (2008 video game) - Wikipedia

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    Prince of Persia is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the seventh main installment in the Prince of Persia franchise, and the second reboot, establishing a new continuity that is separate from other games in the series. It was released in the United States on December 2, 2008, for ...

  9. Chovgan - Wikipedia

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    Chovgan, Chowgan or Chogan ( Persian: چوگان, romanized : čōwgan ), is a team sport with horses that originated in ancient Iran (Persia). [ 2][ 3] It was considered an aristocratic game and held in a separate field, on specially trained horses. The game was widespread among the Asian peoples. It is played in Iran, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan ...