Ludus duodecim scriptorum

Boardgame popular during the time of the Roman Empire. Boards tend to have sets of twelve horizontal markings with a divider between the sixth and seventh mark.

The number of set of markings vary, but the most commonly found boards have three. The game Tabula is thought to be a variant of this game.

The earliest known mention of the game is in Ovid's Ars Amorous (written between 1 BC and 8 AD).