A 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablet from ancient Sumer reveals a student's math error on a triangle's area, marking a ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 10-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. Editor’s note ...

Learn why the achievements of Egypt, Babylon and Greece, though child’s play today, still stand as remarkable feats of ...