 Since this calamity struck precisely the region where sáhkku had mainly been played, it is unlikely that any game sets older than 1944 survived, except those that were stored in museums outside of the region.It is unknown how long sáhkku has been played among the Sámi.The earliest mention in writing of what could be sáhkku was made by Johannes Schefferus in his book "Lapponia" (1673), where he states that the Sámi use dice that he describes as having the shape and markings of contemporary sáhkku dice.