Akṣadyūta
(Aksadyuta) Ruleset:
Syed
Game
See the game Aksadyuta for more details.
Period(s)
Ancient
Summary
Rules for Akṣadyūta as proposed by R. Syed.
Description
These rules were proposed by R. Syed based on the Vedic text and account of Akṣadyūta in the Mahabharata.
Rules
There is a large number of akṣas (beans) in a container, divisible by five. One player grasps a random number of them, and throws them onto a mat. The beans grabbed by the player is a "grasp," and the kind of grasp determines the winner. The type of grasp is determined by the number of beans grabbed by the player. The grasps are: Krta: a multiple of four (e.g., 12); Kali: a multiple of four plus one (e.g., 13); Dvapara: A multiple of four plus two (e.g., 14); Treta: a multiple of four plus 3 (e.g., 15). Krta beats all others, Kali always loses, Treta beats Dvapara.
Concepts
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Reference
Syed 2020: 224-228.
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Origin
India
Identifiers
DLP.GameRulesets.787
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