Editing Tables game (section)

==== East Asia ====
[[File:Backgammon set,around the 10th century, China.JPG|thumb|upright=1.10|Table game set from around the 10th century, China]]
Nard was popular in China for a time and was known as "shuanglu" ({{lang|zh|雙陸/双陆}}, {{lang|zh-Latn|shuānglù}}). Shuanglu came from western India to China during the [[Cao Wei|Wei dynasty]] and was a significant table game during the [[Liang dynasty|Liang]], [[Chen dynasty|Chen]], [[Sui dynasty|Sui]], [[Tang dynasty|Tang]], and [[Qi Dynasty (937-939)|Qi]] dynasties.<ref name="GuoEymanSun">{{Cite book |last=Guo |first=Li |title=Games & Play in Chinese & Sinophone Cultures |url= https://uw.manifoldapp.org/system/actioncallout/b/e/a/bea1a223-e494-401c-b2b6-8a1d910e1910/attachment/911d70bd22c9daec91df4300ad25e4b1.pdf |last2=Eyman |first2=Douglas |last3=Sun |first3=Hongmei |date=2024 |publisher=[[University of Washington Press]] |isbn=9780295752402 |editor-last=Guo |editor-first=Li |location=Seattle, WA |pages=7 |chapter=Introduction |editor-last2=Eyman |editor-first2=Douglas |editor-last3=Sun |editor-first3=Hongmei}}</ref> The book {{lang|zh-Latn|Pǔ Shuāng}} ({{lang|zh|譜雙}}) written during the [[Southern Song]] period (1127–1279) recording over ten variants. Over time it was replaced by other games such as ''[[xiangqi]]'' (Chinese chess).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cctv.com/special/zgctty/20070605/107991.shtml|title=CCTV.com-[博弈篇]舶来棋戏——双陆|website=news.cctv.com}}</ref>

In Japan, ''[[sugoroku|ban-sugoroku]]'' is thought to have been brought from China in the 6th century, and is mentioned in [[Genji monogatari]]. As a gambling game, it was made illegal several times.<ref>[http://www.sugoroku.net/history_e/history6.html Origin of Sugoroku in Japan], sugoroku.net</ref> In the early [[Edo]] era, a new and fast gambling game called ''[[Chō-han]]'' appeared and ''sugoroku'' quickly dwindled. By the 13th century, the board game [[Go (game)|Go]], originally played only by the aristocracy, had become popular among the general public.<ref name=HistJapan3>{{cite web|url=http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/lesson/knowledge-e/history03.htm|publisher=[[Nihon Kiin]]|title=History of Go in Japan: part 3|access-date=2007-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114231823/http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/lesson/knowledge-e/history03.htm|archive-date=14 November 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In Korea, a similar game exists known as {{lang|ko-Latn|Ssang-ryuk}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=쌍륙 – 문화콘텐츠닷컴 |url=https://www.culturecontent.com/content/contentView.do?content_id=cp020500930001 |website=www.culturecontent.com |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref>