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The Royal Game of Ur

Video from The British Museum. Curator Irving Finkel will take you through the gameplay.
If you are familiar with LUDO, this should be a piece of cake to learn
For International Tabletop Day 2017, Tom Scott was challenged by British Museum Curator Irving Finkel to a round of the oldest playable board game in the world – The Royal Game of Ur – a game whose rules were rediscovered and deciphered by Irving himself.
Step #1: 3D Print it!
If you want to 3D Print this game, I have included the files for it below
Remember to paint a white dot on two opposite tips on the tetrahedron.
It is also possible to Woodcarve this design, perhaps someone here could make a movie about it?
Step #2: Learn more!
If you wanna learn how Irving Finkel deciphered the rules to the Royal Game of Ur, take a peek here: