Always board, never bored · Free print and play

CODE OF

MOHENJO TM

Enter one of the world's oldest planned cities. Print the game, gather your explorers, and begin your journey through the Indus Valley.

4
Players
8+
Ages
20 min
Play time
Downloads
Open the box

See what you'll print

One PDF contains everything needed to begin the expedition.

Game board
The Code of Mohenjo game board, showing the streets, wells, and Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro

The Game Board

Explore the streets, markets, wells, workshops, and Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro.

Cards & tokens
Set A card
Set B card
Set C card
Set D card

Cards and Tokens

Trade, make decisions, collect resources, and move through the ancient city.

Rulebook
The Code of Mohenjo rulebook cover

The Rulebook

Simple instructions, historical context, and everything needed to start playing.

Roll the die. Explore the city. Trade with merchants. Unlock ancient clues. Reach your goal before the other players.

The world of the game

A civilization
in your hands

Five thousand years ago, the Indus Valley ran the best planned cities on Earth. Code of Mohenjo brings that world to your table.

01

Indian Knowledge Systems

Town planning, trade, weights and measures. Ideas from our own past, turned into play.

02

School & family ready

Learn it in a classroom or around the dinner table. Rules take five minutes.

03

Print and play

Free for homes and classrooms. Just don't sell it.

04

Real history, verified

Every fact checked against real archaeology. Wonder, not guesswork.

Your quest

From PDF to game night
in three moves

Print

~2 min

Any A4 printer will do. Colour looks wonderful, but black and white works too.

Cut

~10 min

Follow the dotted lines. Warning: children may suddenly become very enthusiastic about scissors.

Dice

Ready

Borrow a die from another board game. We promise to return it after the expedition.

Inside the PDF

Everything in one download

  • Game board
  • Cards
  • Player tokens
  • Complete rules
  • Historical learning material
The vault is open

Claim Code of Mohenjo

  • Ready in about 15 minutes
  • Works with any home or school printer
  • Colour is optional
  • Only scissors and one die are needed
  • Rules included in the PDF
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Join families, classrooms, and young explorers who have downloaded the game.

Classroom approved Free to print
For teachers & parents

Made for classrooms and family tables

Code of Mohenjo slots neatly into a lesson, a library hour, or a lazy Sunday afternoon. No prep beyond printing and cutting.

  • History lessons

    A chapter your class will beg to repeat.

  • Library activities

    Quiet room, surprisingly loud trading.

  • Activity periods

    One full game fits before the bell.

  • School clubs

    Your history club's new obsession.

  • Family game nights

    The dinner table becomes Mohenjo Daro.

Print freely for your own classroom. Teachers may print copies for use within their own classroom. Commercial resale is not permitted.

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Who's behind this

We make things that help children read, think, and wonder, including Booktern, our print magazine for young readers. Alwaysboard is our design lab for Indian history. We take five thousand years off the shelf and put them on the table, because history you can play is history you never forget. More On Asymmetrical Learning →

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