Uckers
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A spin-off from our highly successful Ludo Boards, we hereby present, by popular demand, our hand-made, quality Uckers boards. This product has been designed from the outset to suit the requirements of Uckers, the grown up version of Ludo that is popular throughout the Royal Navy and with other military personnel around the world. The pieces are stackable and the optional, underlying solid Oak box is nice and sturdy. The craftsman used waterproof glue and varnish in the construction of the boards and 2 dice and Uckers rules are included. Hand-made to our own commission by an experienced Marquetry craftshop, you won't find these elegant Uckers boards anywhere else.
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The Uckers board is made in colourful pastel shades of dyed inlaid wood. It is a beautiful piece of work that slides into the top of the optional, hand-made solid Oak box underneath. Board dimensions are 36 cm (14 inches) square. Rules, 16 disks and 2 dice are included. This product contains small parts that represent a choking hazard for small children. Not suitable for children under 5 years old.
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March 2008. We apologise but this product is no longer available. We do however have a few of the hand-made Ludo boards and the special Oak boxes both of which are suitable for Uckers...
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Hand Made Uckers Game |
£96.94 | £113.90 | Apologies - product is discontinued | ||
Solid Oak Box for hand-made board games |
£57.79 | £67.90 | Apologies - product is discontinued | ||
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History of Pachisi and Ludo
Pachisi (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 or Chaupad), 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.