Thanks to the artifacts unearthed and the written sources, we know that the entertainment and the festivities had played important role in the Roman life. The chariot races/udi c/rcenses, fights against animals uenationes, theatre plays/udi scaenlcl and gladiator fights munera were the kinds of entertainments in which Roman people had taken part as spectators. There were the board games excavated in Turkey, Italy and Egypt among these entertainment resources. One of the board games was marble game duodecim scripta which is depicted in the museums of Ephesus and Side and in the ancient cities of Aphrodisias and Perge. in this article, Roman board and dice games are introduced and the inforrnation about how to play duodecim scripta is given. Therefore, the article aims at giving glimpse into Roman entertainment life.