Chaturaji
(Four-Handed Chess)
Ruleset:
Historical Information
Game
See the game Chaturaji for more details.
Period(s)
Medieval, Modern
Summary
Rules from DLP evidence.
Description
Rules as determined from the DLP evidence.
Rules
8x8 board. Four players. One die. Four pawns, one ship, one horse, one elephant, and one king per player. The king moves one square in any direction. Pawns move one square forward, and capture one square forward diagonally. Horses move three squares diagonally. Ships move two squares diagonally. The Elephant moves any number of squares orthogonally. Moves are determined by dice roll: 5= pawn or king, 4= elephant, 3= horse, 2= ship. Captures are made by moving onto the space occupied by an opponent's piece. Points are awarded based on captures. The player who accumulates the most points wins.
Concepts
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Reference
DLP evidence.
Other Rulesets
Suggested rulesets
Wikipedia
As suggested on Wikipedia.
Identifiers
DLP.GameRulesets.582
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