Chausar

Chausar/Chopad/Chaupar/Pachisi 

Origin

The game is said to have been invented by Shiva and first played between Shiva and Parvati. It is also claimed to be a variation of the dice game played in the Mahabharata. 

The first description of any of these games seems to have been written in the 16th century, when chaupar was a common gambling sport at the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar in Agra and Fatehpur Sikri. The emperor himself was an addict and in the courtyard of his palace at Fatehpur Sikri he had laid out in flagstones a huge “board” where he and his courtiers enjoyed the game, using slaves as the playing pieces. 

        Pachisi with men

Board

The board is traditionally cross-shaped and made of embroidered cloth. Each arm of the cross has three columns, and each column has eight squares. 


Play

Players throw cowries or dice to determine how many spaces to move their pieces. 

Popularity

The game was favored by royals, while the common version, Pachisi, was played with cowries instead of dice. 

Visual representation

An early visual representation of the game is found in the Ellora Caves, which depict Shiva and Parvati playing. 


Ludo

The game made its way to Europe and America in the 19th century, and was patented as Ludo in England in 1896. It was reintroduced to India in the 1950s. 



Compiled by

Ms Naresh kuwar 



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