Parcheesi

Parcheesi (long form: Parcheesi, The Game of India or A backgammon game of India, Parcheesi ) or colloquially called India Chess is a board game Ludo and next to one of the first and most famous western Pachisi descendants.

History

1867 by John Hamilton for the first time a game called Patcheesi brought ( English spelling of Pachisi with the same pronunciation ) on the American market. Hamilton changed the name a little later in Parcheesi, because the original name too much " pot cheese" ( in German: Cottage cheese ) sounded. The rights to this game contributed Hamilton 1868 Albert Swift in New York, who was a manufacturer of fancy products. This gave his rights in 1870 to John Righter and Selchow further Elisha which manufacturers of board games were. The Selchow & Righter Company let the game then in 1874 registered as a trademark. It sold it in the U.S. until it was sold in 1986 Coleco Industries.

It is quite possible that this game was not actually taken directly from Pachisi, but the English descendant Patchesi the company John Jaques & Son

Game material

The board game will be settled next to the baseboard still 16 Pawns in the four colors red, green, yellow and blue. Furthermore, the game consists of four dice cups and eight six -sided dice.

Game rules

Preliminary round

As with Pachisi wins, the player who has placed first all his own pieces in the middle. It is in contrast to Pachisi in a counterclockwise direction as the game dragged with ropes while. However, the order of play moves clockwise. The shapes are first placed in the corners. All players roll their dice cup and a cube and the one starts with the highest pitch.

Turn

The player who 's turn, rolls his dice cup and his two dice. He can now pull a character if he has either a total of five cubed (1 4, 2 3) or a cube a five shows. If the player has already figures in the field and decides not to pull out, or he has thrown five no, he must go with his characters. He must now divide his throw to two figures, or can pull to a figure with the total face value.

If a player rolls a Pasch, (1 1, 2 2, etc. ), he may roll again. In the event that the player already has all the game pieces out of his corner, he may in addition also the complementary doubles draw (1 1 plus 6 6, 2 2, including 5 5, etc.) A Pasch always yields such a total of 14 times in a row is a diced three doubles, the player all the figures are not yet available in the center to roll back in the corner.

It is not permitted to move a piece at the end of a dark field that is already occupied by an opponent's piece.

Beat figures

Enemy characters are beaten, in which the own figure with an exact throw lands on the field. The field must be a bright, uncertain scope. If the opposing character on a dark field, so she is safe and can not be beaten. The only exception is if the attacking figure was pulled out of his corner, it shall propose the figures on the dark field in front of her corner. A captured piece is returned to the corner of the opponent. Hitting an opponent's piece gives the attacker 25 bonus points. This he must draw a single figure at the end of his round. Can not pull it, so they expire.

Blockages

Blockades are established when two figures of a player stand on a single field. This can be a dark, as also be a bright field. This block applies to enemy but also for their own figures. It can therefore be no more than two figures standing in a field. A blockade is only valid for a maximum of three rounds. A blockage can also be erected on the input field of an opponent. In this case, not getting involved with their own figures of the opponents.

Target

A figure can be drawn only with an accurate throw. If the player has a character after brought home ', he gets ten bonus points for pulling on the end of his round with another character. Can he pull with no figure so forfeited these bonus points. A figure that is in your own input path is the goal once, can be beaten by any opponent more.

The player who drew first all figures into the house, must " Parcheesi " call.

Varia

Not just the kind of game board ( move from outside to inside in a kind of circuit), the cubes with two dice and the phonetic similarity, but also the obligatory exclamation " Parcheesi " winner suggests that this game is the presentation of the game Jumanji in same picture book by Chris van Allsburg is. Also, this game does not end when the winner " Jumanji " calls.