Between two games Near and Far and Rithmomachy, which one has its origin date back earlier?
Near and Far: Near and Far is a board game for 2 to 4 players designed by Ryan Laukat and published by Red Raven Games in 2017. Rithmomachy: Rithmomachy (or Rithmomachia, also Arithmomachia, Rythmomachy, Rhythmomachy, or sundry other variants; sometimes known as The Philosophers' Game) is a highly complex, early European mathematical board game. Rithmomachy:  The earliest known description of it dates from the eleventh century.
Rithmomachy