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National–Historical Significance

One of the world’s oldest games was discovered through the archaeological excavations of Roman Ghirshman and his assistant Abbas Etemad Fini along the Sialk civilizational axis in the city of Kashan, in two versions. One version was transferred to the Louvre Museum, and the other—according to the British Museum’s website—was purchased from Saeed Motamed in 1991.

This clay pastime, also known as the “58 Holes” game, influenced the creation of Snakes and Ladders and Backgammon . Versions with later dates were also discovered in Egypt and elsewhere, indicating that the two versions found in Iran are older—or represent the point of origin. This game also influenced Hounds and Jackals , which was produced in Egypt.

Platform, Genre, Gameplay, Modes, Languages

The Android game Sialk is a reconstruction of the two ancient “58 Houses” games. Each player has five pieces and, by rolling four stick dice, brings their pieces onto the board and advances them toward the final square. The winner is the player who removes all their pieces first.
The game includes a two-player mode. Players can choose a piece depicted as a lion or a horse, as these images are observed on the pottery remains from Sialk. The user interface is in English.

Intellectual and Material Ownership

Private owner, designer, and developer of the work:
Engineer Shahaboddin Habibi Khoozani (M.Sc. in Software Engineering)
- The intellectual property (IP) of the work is non-transferable, and all material and moral rights remain exclusively with the developer from the moment of creation.
Publication on marketplaces, obtaining licenses, and operational collaborations pertain solely to limited rights of use.
- Acceptance of periodic sponsorship is possible .

-  The acceptance of a non-equity investment structured as a profit-sharing arrangement is permitted, with a share of 20% up to a maximum of 30% of the project's net profit, until the investor has received a predefined cap (for example, 2 to 3 times the principal investment). This arrangement does not confer any ownership or equity rights in the project.

- Acceptance of Non-Equity Grants is permitted.

Thousands of years ago, in the city of Sialk in Kashan, people played on a clay board…

Now, you can experience that very game once again.

The “First Edition” of the Sialk game, created to preserve the culture, identity, and the dehivī language (equivalent to the Persian term Nation ) of the land of Iran, is presented to you.