Pachisi
Pachisi is the National Game of India. Although many western imitations of the game exist such as Ludo from England and the American Parcheesi, nothing compares with the original. Pachisi and the older and more complicated Chaupur (which can also be played with this cloth version of the board game) are games of skill - suitable for both adults and children.
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Masters Traditional Games are pleased to bring you a version of this fascinating game in the authentic Indian style - with a cloth Pachisi board and beehive shaped pieces. The Pachisi game is easily transportable and can be unfurled to play anywhere you wish. You can choose to play with either of two forms of ancient dice - 2 long dice or 6 cowrie shells - both included with the game.
The cloth is approx 80 x 80cm. The game comes in simple cardboard box. This product contains small parts that represent a choking hazard for small children. Not suitable for children under 5 years old.
Note - we have been supplied with 3 different versions of the Pachisi
board (black and purple, orange and purple, orange and black). We regret
that we are unable to select which version you will receive and therefore
cannot accept requests for particular types. Click on the pictures to
the left to see larger images of the boards by themselves.
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Pachisi |
£22.89 | £26.90 | 1 + transit time | ||
Set of 3 Long Dice |
£6.72 | £7.90 | 1 + transit time | ||
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History of Pachisi and LudoPachisi (also spelt Parcheesi, Parchisi, Parchisi, Parchesi; also known as Twenty-Five) is the National Game of India. The name comes from the Indian word "pacis" which means twenty five, the highest score that could be thrown with the cowry shells. Pachisi is, in fact, the younger sister of Chaupar (or Chausar, Chaupad, Chaupat, Chopat or Chopad), a more venerable, complex and skilful game that is still played in India. The Indian Emperor Akbar I of the 16th century Mogul Empire, apparently played Chaupar on great courts constructed of inlaid marble. He would sit on a Dias four feet high in the centre of the court and throw the cowry shells. On the red and white squares around him, 16 beautiful women from the harem, appropriately coloured, would move around according to his directions. The origins of Pachisi and Chaupar are lost in time but uncertain evidence indicates that forms of the game were in existence in the Indian region from at least the 4th century AD. Both have hardly changed since Emperor Akbar played although the game is not as widely played in India as it once was. Pachisi boards as played in the street are often constructed of cloth, 6 cowry shells are thrown to determine the moves and the counters are made of wood in a beehive shape. Pachisi is a 'Cross and Circle' game, variations of which appear all over the world In 1896, a westernised version of Pachisi was published in England under the name Ludo (Latin for "I play"), a game which has been popular in that country ever since. The game however, is a simplistic version of Pachisi for children. In America, an analagous simplified version appeared called Parcheesi which was for decades, Selchow & Richter's bestselling game. You can learn more about the history of Ludo and Pachisi from The Online Guide to Traditional Games.
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