# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 100
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1981 "2010-11-04T17:45:43Z")
Next category: Strategy or board games now more than a century old 1. Go 2. Chess ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1982 "2010-11-04T17:48:23Z")
Next category: Strategy or board games now more than a century old 1. Go 2. Chess 3. Mancala I’m thinking this will be a difficult one. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1983 "2010-11-04T17:48:24Z")
Strategy or board games now more than a century old 1. Go 2. Chess 3. Mancala 4. Parcheesi ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1984 "2010-11-04T17:50:58Z")
Strategy or board games now more than a century old 1. Go 2. Chess 3. Mancala 4. Parcheesi 5. Backgammon ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1985 "2010-11-04T17:58:28Z")
Strategy or board games now more than a century old 1. Go 2. Chess 3. Mancala 4. Parcheesi 5. Backgammon 6. Checkers ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1986 "2010-11-04T19:47:21Z")
Strategy or board games now more than a century old 1. Go 2. Chess 3. Mancala 4. Parcheesi 5. Backgammon 6. Checkers 7. Poker ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1987 "2010-11-04T19:51:53Z")
Strategy or board games now more than a century old 1. Go 2. Chess 3. Mancala 4. Parcheesi 5. Backgammon 6. Checkers 7. Poker 8. Omweso > **[Omweso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omweso)** > > Omweso (sometimes shortened to Mweso) is the traditional mancala game of the Ugandan people. The game was supposedly introduced by the Bachwezi people of the ancient Bunyoro-kitara empire of Uganda. Nowadays the game is dominated by Ugandan villagers. It is a very hard and fast game said to keep one's mind high and ever excited\[citation needed\], which can make it addictive. The equipment needed for the game is essentially the same as that of the Bao game (found in Tanzania and neighbouring countr... ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1988 "2010-11-04T20:42:22Z")
Strategy or board games now more than a century old 1. Go 2. Chess 3. Mancala 4. Parcheesi 5. Backgammon 6. Checkers 7. Poker 8. Omweso 9. Snakes and Ladders (English version introduced in 1892, based on a game played in India at least as early as the 16th century) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1989 "2010-11-04T20:46:17Z")
Strategy or board games now more than a century old 1. Go 2. Chess 3. Mancala 4. Parcheesi 5. Backgammon 6. Checkers 7. Poker 8. Omweso 9. Snakes and Ladders 10. [Reversi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversi) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1990 "2010-11-04T21:04:16Z")
Strategy or board games now more than a century old 1. Go 2. Chess 3. Mancala 4. Parcheesi 5. Backgammon 6. Checkers 7. Poker 8. Omweso 9. Snakes and Ladders 10. [Reversi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversi) 11. Chinese Checkers ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1991 "2010-11-04T21:17:35Z")
Strategy or board games now more than a century old 1. Go 2. Chess 3. Mancala 4. Parcheesi 5. Backgammon 6. Checkers 7. Poker 8. Omweso 9. Snakes and Ladders 10. [Reversi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversi) 11. Chinese Checkers 12. Monopoly ([according to Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game)), invented in 1903). ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1992 "2010-11-04T21:52:10Z")
1. Go 2. Chess 3. Mancala 4. Parcheesi 5. Backgammon 6. Checkers 7. Poker 8. Omweso 9. Snakes and Ladders 10. Reversi 11. Chinese Checkers 12. Monopoly 13. Bridge New Topic: Herbs/Spices found in a cooks Spice Rack 1. Dill ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1993 "2010-11-04T21:57:33Z")
Herbs/Spices found in a cooks Spice Rack 1. Dill 2. Cumin ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1994 "2010-11-04T23:53:51Z")
Herbs/Spices found in a cooks Spice Rack 1. Dill 2. Cumin 3. oregano ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1995 "2010-11-05T01:20:36Z")
Herbs/Spices found in a cooks Spice Rack 1. Dill 2. Cumin 3. oregano 4. garlic powder ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1996 "2010-11-05T01:51:36Z")
Herbs/Spices found in a cooks Spice Rack 1. Dill 2. Cumin 3. oregano 4. garlic powder 5. Cinnamon ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1997 "2010-11-05T02:06:06Z")
Herbs/Spices found in a cooks Spice Rack 1. Dill 2. Cumin 3. oregano 4. garlic powder 5. Cinnamon 6. nutmeg ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1998 "2010-11-05T02:16:15Z")
Herbs/Spices found in a cooks Spice Rack 1. Dill 2. Cumin 3. oregano 4. garlic powder 5. Cinnamon 6. nutmeg 7. white pepper ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/1999 "2010-11-05T03:39:28Z")
Herbs/Spices found in a cooks Spice Rack 1. Dill 2. Cumin 3. Oregano 4. Garlic Powder 5. Cinnamon 6. Nutmeg 7. White Pepper 8. Tarragon ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/2000 "2010-11-05T03:51:07Z")
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