Template:Did you know nominations/Royal Game of Ur


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:16, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Royal Game of Ur

 * ... that the Royal Game of Ur is a board game that was first played in ancient Mesopotamia over 4,500 years ago? Source: "The Royal Game of Ur, also known as the Game of Twenty Squares, is a two-player strategy race board game that was first played in ancient Mesopotamia during the early third millennium BC."
 * ALT1:... that some scholars believe the Royal Game of Ur, first played in ancient Mesopotamia, may have later evolved into backgammon? Source: "It is unclear what led to the Game of Ur's eventual decline during late antiquity.[8] One theory holds that it evolved into backgammon;[8] whereas another holds that early forms of backgammon eclipsed the Game of Ur in popularity, causing players to eventually forget about the older game.[8][2]"

Improved to Good Article status by Katolophyromai (talk). Self-nominated at 19:16, 9 June 2018 (UTC).


 * Conclusion: Original hook Symbol question.svg pending QPQ
 * Hi, I'm your reviewer. This article was recently promoted to GA status so it is new enough, long enough and with more than adequate inline citations. Regarding the hook, I believe the original hook is better since it reads much better than ALT1. Both hooks are appropriately formatted and sourced. However, QPQ is pending so I can only approve it once this is resolved. Droodkin (talk) 13:48, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I am fine with either hook. If you prefer ALT0, I am willing to go along with that. I will try to review another nomination within the next few days. --Katolophyromai (talk) 15:06, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I have now begun reviewing Template:Did you know nominations/Imperial German plans for the invasion of the United Kingdom, so I believe that fulfills QPQ. --Katolophyromai (talk) 15:41, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The review for Template:Did you know nominations/Imperial German plans for the invasion of the United Kingdom is now complete. QPQ is now fulfilled. --Katolophyromai (talk) 16:44, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * All seems in order (image has appropriate CC status), the first hook is good to go. Symbol confirmed.svg Droodkin (talk) 17:10, 13 June 2018 (UTC)