Dajam
DLP Game
Description
Dajam is a race game played in Madras, similar to games like Pachisi and Chaupar.
Rules
Three 3x5 rectangles, arranged in a cross. The innermost and outermost squares in the central row are marked with an X. Cowry shells are used as dice. The number of mouths up equals the value of the throw; no mouths up = 12.
Origin
India
Ludeme Description
Dajam.lud
Concepts
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Reference
Murray 1951: 137.
Identifiers
DLP.Games.1355
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