Senet: the original board game of death?

Anyone else reminded of the shadow games in the original Yu-Gi-Oh manga/anime? There's even a card which art depicts a Senet board! https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Senet_Switch As a kid, I remember getting really into Egyptian history from the show, and was surprised many times finding such connections.

I've gotten into ancient games recently, and I've tried Senet with various rule variations- I think it's kind of boring. I like much better the Royal Game of Ur-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZskjLq040I

I've also been playing with Indian Pachisi, two player is kind of boring, but I still need to try four player / doubles.

This game has come up twice now in my online reading in the last few days. Smithsonian Magazine covered this game and some others. Worth a read through if you are interested in Senet. [0]

[0] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/best-board-gam...

If you're ever in San Jose, the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum mentioned in the article is excellent.

everything is more exciting when you add "... OF DEATH" to the end of it. "This is my new keyboard... OF DEATH", "how is your girlfriend... OF DEATH". "What is your favorite git client... OF DEATH". See. The jokes write themselves.