Chaturaji is a four-player game similar in some ways to chaturanga, the Indian game from which chess, shogi, and other similar games are derived. Dice are used to determine which piece is moved. Several texts give many details of the game, but are not sufficient to provide all of the rules of play.
Rules
To be reconstructed.
Origin
India
Ludeme Description
Chaturaji.lud
Variants
Evidence Map
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Sources
Bock-Raming, A. 1996. Manasollasa, 5,560–623: Ein Bisher unbeachtet gebliebener Text zum indischen Schachspiel, übersetzt, kommentiert und interpretiert. Indo-Iranian Journal. 39(1):1–40.
Murray, H. J. R. 1913. A History of Chess. London: Oxford University Press.
