He encontrado más información que corrobora la información de vins, en un libro escrito en 1892 por Edward Falkener, llamado "Games Ancient & Oriental and how to play them".
Un enlace al libro en pdf aquí:
http://www.archive.org/details/gamesancientorie00falkuoftSe jugaba con palos oblongos a modos de dados numerados del 1 al 4. El objetivo sacar más fichas que el adversario, sumando puntos las fichas capturadas o prisioneros.
En la página 15 hay una ilustración del juego que fue encontrado en varios yacimientos arqueológicos y se puede ver en diversos museos entre ellos el Louvre (según relata en dicho libro). Probablemente se llamó La Via Sagrada o the Sacred Way y un resumen de las reglas en el apendice del libro:
THE GAME OF THE SACRED WAY.
The board consists of three lines of squares, the side
ones of only four squares, while the middle line has
twelve squares.
Each player has four pieces, which are entered in the
four side squares ; which are supposed to be marked
1, 2, 3, and 4, beginning from below.
One dice only is used on either side. This dice is of
oblong form, and marked 1, 2, 3, 4.
The pieces move down the sides, and up the centre,
and out, according to the throw.
It is optional to move or not, as the player thinks fit.
Prisoners taken by either side are entered on that
side, when the player chooses, in 1, 2, 3 or 4, according
as 1, 2, 3 or 4 is thrown.
When one player has lost or played out all his
pieces, the game is ended : and each player reckons
up his pieces out, and the victor adds thereto his pieces
on the board, and his prisoners.