Les Jeux du Sahara

Spanning many countries, the Sahara offers us games from Mauritania to Egypt.

As a route for the expansion of Islam towards Europe, and a passage for multiple trade routes from Central Africa (salt, slaves), this region was enriched by games brought by various cultures: Arab, of course, European (particularly card games), and sub-Saharan African with sowing games.

Its nomadic peoples allowed many traditional games to spread across the countries sharing this desert, while maintaining a strong homogeneity in their rules and practices.
 
Discover some thirty richly illustrated games, accompanied by their history and rules: