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Pachisi (/ p ə ˈ tʃ iː z i / pə-CHEE-zee, Hindustani: [pəˈtʃiːsiː]) is a cross and circle board game that originated in Ancient India. It is described in the ancient text Mahabharata under the name of "Pasha". [ 1 ]
Ludo (/ ˈ lj uː d oʊ /; from Latin ludo '[I] play') is a strategy-based board game for two to four [a] players, in which the players race their four tokens from start to finish according to the rolls of a single die. Like other cross and circle games, Ludo originated from the Indian game Pachisi. [1]
Pachisi: India: Six or seven thrown cowry shells: Has been played in India since at least the 16th century, and is considered the ancestor to many Western cross and circle games such as Ludo, Parcheesi, and Sorry!. Parcheesi: United States: Two six-sided dice Trademarked American adaptation of the Indian game Pachisi. Parchís: Spain: Single ...
Snakes and ladders originated as part of a family of Indian dice board games that included gyan chauper and pachisi (known in English as Ludo and Parcheesi). It made its way to England and was sold as "Snakes and Ladders", [3] then the basic concept was introduced in the United States as Chutes and Ladders. [4]
Ludo and Parcheesi (both descendants of Pachisi) are examples of frequently played cruciform games. The category may also be expanded to include circular or square boards without a cross which are nevertheless quartered ( Zohn Ahl ), and boards that have more than four spokes ( Aggravation , Trivial Pursuit ).
During Mughal rule, some of the traditional games were greatly patronised and played in modified ways; for example, Akbar invented a version of polo which could be played at night by setting the ball on fire, [28] [29] [30] and played a magnified version of pachisi with courtesans acting as the pieces on the board. [31]
The Ancient Indian game of Pachisi was brought to the west by the British in the 1863 and an adaptation of the oldest game named Parcheesi was first copyrighted in the United States by EG Selchow & Co in 1869. [65] A version of the game called Ludo was patented in 1896.
Fabric chausar board. Chaupar (IAST: caupaṛ), chopad or chaupad is a cross and circle board game very similar to pachisi, played in India.The board is made of wool or cloth, with wooden pawns and seven cowry shells to be used to determine each player's move, although others distinguish chaupur from pachisi by the use of three four-sided long dice. [1]