…. a cross and circle board game

Pachisi is originated in Ancient India

The name of the game comes from the Hindi word pachis, which means twenty-five

It is played on a board shape like a symmetrical cross

Pachisi is a game of 4 players usually in two teams

Cross shaped board

Cowries

Pieces

Each player has 4 bee-hive shaped pieces

Each player moves their 4 pieces around the board clockwise

One piece only may be moved with a single throw, or if the player chooses, they can decline to move any piece on a throw.

Cowries Value Another turn? 0 25 another turn 1 10 another turn 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 another turnThe board is actually embroidered on cloth. The playingarea is cruciform. There is a large square in center, calledthe CHARKONI which is the starting and the finishingposition of the pieces. The four arms are divided intothree columns of eight squares. The players pieces aremoved along these columns during play.

• Uncertain evidence indicates that forms of the game were in existence in the Indian region from at least the 4th century AD. The similar game Nyout, from Korea, probably dates back at least as far as 300AD.

• The Indian Emperor Akbar I of the 16th century Mogul Empire, apparently played pachisi on great courts constructed of inlaid marble. On the red and white squares around him, 16 beautiful

• Remains of these boards can be seen today in Agra and Allahabad.

• There is apparently a mention of pachisi being played between two sets of princes - cousin brothers of the Bharata family (Pandavas and Kauravas) in the epic Mahabharata.[3]