Seega is an abstract strategy game that originated in Egypt.

Similar to Yoté, the Seega board starts empty, and players may place their pieces in the cells of their own choice.

[1][2][3] There are many rules that describe what happen if a player can not move a piece.

In one variant, the player can skip their turn, and their opponent plays again.

[3] The book An Account Of The Manners And Customs Of The Modern Egyptians (1st edition from 1836) by Edward William Lane mentions the game.

[2] The board and game of Seega must not be confused with the board and game called "táb" (also called "Seega") which has four rows of nine to fifteen cells, and is also described by Lane.

[2] Another mention of the game is from an 1890 paper published in the Journal of American Folklore.

In the paper, H. Carrington Bolton says he was camping by Mount Sinai and saw Egyptians and bedouins playing in holes dug in the sand.