Pachisi

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Pachisi
Ryan Olson Allison Aldrich
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The Game

• Pachisi is a complex cross and circle race
  board game.
• It is played with 4 players on a cross shaped
  board.

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• It is a partner game that involves strategy and a
  lot of teamwork.
• The word Pachisi is a Hindu word which means
  twenty-five.
• Pachisi is also known as twenty-five because
  twenty-five is the highest possible throw a
  player can get.

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History

• It is believed that Pachisi was created around
  the 4th century A.D.
• It was created in India.
• It has been described as Indias national board
  game.

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Players

• Pachisi is a game for four players (2 teams of
  2).
• One team has yellow and black pieces and the
  other team has red and green.

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Equipment

• The game is played on a cross shaped board, each
  arm being divided into three columns of eight
  squares. Boards can be made of any material, but
  strong cloth is commonly used today with the
  gaming pattern embroidered into it.

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Three of the squares on each arm are marked with
an X. The middle square at the end of each arm
and the 4th square in from the end on each side.
These squares are called castles. A piece may not
be captured on these spots. The middle of the
board is called the Charkoni. This is the
starting and ending position of the pieces.
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Equipment

• Each player has four pieces. Each players pieces
  are colored differently.

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Rules

• Six cowry shells are used to determine the amount
  to move the players pieces. They are thrown from
  the players hand and the number of shells which
  fall with their openings upward indicate how many
  spaces the player moves.

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Objective

• Each players objective is to move all four of
  their pieces around the board, counter-clockwise,
  before their opponents do. The playing order is
  decided by throwing the cowries and the player
  with the highest score starts, and then the order
  continues in counter-clockwise motion. Each
  players first piece may be moved from the
  Charkoni on any throw. Each player moves their
  pieces down the center column of their own arm of
  the board, then counter clockwise around the
  outside columns.

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Objective

• A player may have any number of their pieces on
  the board at a time. Only one piece may be moved
  with a single throw, or the player can choose not
  to move any. If a 6, 10 or 25 is thrown, the
  player gets a grace. This enables them to bring
  another one of their pieces from the Charkoni
  onto the board, and they also get to repeat their
  turn.

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Capturing

• If a piece lands on a square (other than a castle
  square) occupied by any number of the opponent's
  pieces, those pieces are captured and must return
  to the Charkoni. Captured pieces may only enter
  the game again with a grace throw. A player
  making a capture is allowed another turn.

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Winning

• The winners are the team who gets all of their
  pieces to the finish.