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Aucai (Awkay, Aukay)DLP Game   

Period Modern

Region South America

Category Reconstruction, Pending, Board, War

Description

Aucai is a board game that was played in sixteenth century South America. It was played with beans of various colors, and used a pisca die. It was said to be difficult to play.

Rules

Played with the pisca die. The board is made of multicolored beans.

Origin

South America

Ludeme Description

Aucai.lud

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Reference

Depaulis 1998: 29-30.

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Sources

Depaulis, T. 1998. 'Inca Dice and Board Games.' Board Games Studies 1: 26–49.

Murúa, N. 1590. Historia del origen y genealogía real de los reyes incas del Perú. Valladolid.

Identifiers

DLP.Games.1316


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