What sorts of games would neanderthal man have played?It's very likely that they painted, and musical instruments of theirs have also been found. Is it possible that some of humankind's earliest games were influenced by them?
>>93439762Serious answer? Variations of "pit and stone" games like mancala, or simple grid games like tic-tac-toe or morris.
the game of pretend
>>93439877You know when you get around a campfire and you make up stories together and sometimes someone makes up a story based on someone else's story? Oldest human game right there. It's got everything. Communication. Social posturing. Arson. Stealing ideas. Everything that makes us people.
>>93439762hide and seek, playfighting, throw rock the furthest, move rock, climb tree highest, anything that is perfomance of body and mind that can be competitive
>>93439820I didn't appreciate how advanced neanderthal civilization was until I found out that the "original" fingerbox was found preserved among some of their pottery.
