The board game with 256 squares is the game Halma. The game was invented in 1880. The game Chinese checkers was based on this game.
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Snake was an early board game played by Egyptian children. The board was shaped like a coiled snake, and the counters were moved until the first person reached the center.
The ancient Egyptian game we call senet (hieroglyphs: snt) was a board game which was very popular among all classes. The name means "passing", but the rules of the game are not known today.Pictures from tombs show the board marked out in squares and two sets of playing pieces; one set is tall and tower-shaped, the other set is shorter and more like a cotton-reel in shape.The game came to symbolise the "passing" of a deceased person into the afterlife, which explains why it is shown being played by the dead person against an invisible opponent on the walls of tombs.
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Yes, they did. It is depicted on a famous amphora by Exekias.