[ShadowWolf_IH]

ok guys, this is a strange request......

As some of you know, and most don't, i am involved in a medeival recreation group.  We study history, and step into it for the weekend.  Anyway, some times we get into fighting and competing (every facet of what we do is a competition), that we forget the study and learning.  So, last night and today i have been in meetings and have gotten the go ahead from our financial committee to run "A Day in Egypt".  

The entire weekend will have an Egyptian theme.  I am looking for ideas for games played in ancient Egypt, things that i can do to enhance the atmosphere, any courses that can be taught with little or no equipment, etc etc etc.

The event will still be centered around fighting, and we have a tournament set up involving riddles from the Sphynx.  For light fighters (more a fencing style than actual heavy combat) we have the hunt for the book of the dead.  Arts and science, Bardic (song and story).  basically anything you guys can come up with i may be able to use, and i could certainly use the help in this.

Thanks.

[Rictor]

Find some Jews, shackle them up and get a fat, bald Arab guy to whip them.

Voila! Instant authenticity.

[Black Wolf]

Originally posted by ShadowWolf_IH
The entire weekend will have an Egyptian theme.  I am looking for ideas for games played in ancient Egypt, things that i can do to enhance the atmosphere, any courses that can be taught with little or no equipment, etc etc etc.

Smite the Hittite's always fun. Oh, and don't do riddles of the Spynx on an egyptian weekend.

Sphinx: Egyptian carving of a lion ith a human head
Sphynx: Greek monster that guarded Thebes and killed anyone who could not answer its riddle (What walks on four legs, two legs blah blah). People get confused because of the similarity of the name and the fact that there is or perhaps was - I'm not sure what it's called now) a Thebes in egypt. The only egyptian riddle of the Sphinx is why its head is so weird compared to its body.

[Gank]

Originally posted by Rictor
Find some Jews, shackle them up and get a fat, bald Arab guy to whip them.

Voila! Instant authenticity.

Actually no, Egypt at the time of the Pharoes was ruled by black people, the Arabs didnt come until after the spread of Islam c.800ad. Before them you had the Ptolomies, of greek descent but back then Khemet as it was known was ruled by black boys.

[Swamp_Thing]

Originally posted by Gank


Actually no, Egypt at the time of the Pharoes was ruled by black people, the Arabs didnt come until after the spread of Islam c.800ad. Before them you had the Ptolomies, of greek descent but back then Khemet as it was known was ruled by black boys.

Those were the numidians, where Sudan today stands. The egyptians were arabs in etnicity. The mummies of the pharoes are dead proof of that.