If a player has cut once, all the coins can move into the inner circle, not necessary for every coin to cut opponent.
Otherwise he has to move another coin or forfeit his turn until he cuts the opponent. A player should cut his opponent in order to move his coins into the inner squares.During an extra turn, either the same coin or some other coin can be played.When a player cuts opponent’s coin, he gets an extra turn to play.
Whenever a chauka or a baara (four or eight) is got during a throw of cowrie shells, the player gets a bonus turn to throw the cowries. The first player to get all his coins into the innermost square wins the game. Each coin finishes its race when it manages to get into the innermost crossed square. When a coin reaches the square left of its home square, it further moves up into the inner squares and now moves in clockwise direction. The crossed squares (home squares) though, are safe places and no coins present here can be cut. The cut coin returns to its starting home square and has to go round all over again. If a player’s coin lands on a square occupied by opponent’s coin, then the opponent’s coin is cut and the player gets an extra turn to play. Movement of coins is in anti-clockwise direction in outer squares and then in clockwise direction in inner squares as shown by the arrow in the diagram. Each player takes turn to throw all four cowrie shells on the floor and moves one of his coins according to the number as indicated by the shells. Each player has a different starting point and initially keeps all his coins there (marked by X on his side). The board is always kept in the centre during the game. There was a board game lying around we began playing it to kill time and realised that we hadnt lost touch, says Archana.No mouths up ( baara) - move 8 squares & play again Willingness to make it a part of the family is a big win because traditional games were all about involving family, sharing, and learning to make strategic moves to reach your goal.Īnother quality which these games seem to have been designed upon is honesty.įriends to business partners Good Old Games came about when the two friends were trying to spend time one afternoon at Sangeethas home when she was unwell. We arent complaining, as long as it is creating awareness and curiosity. Strangely though, Archana says, seeing the work on the games and the manner in which we display them, many games have been bought to be used for display in homes. Good Old Games is run more with a revivalist mindset than as an indie store. Some of the other games at the store are daadi, paramapada sopana patam (Snakes and Ladders), chadarangam (chess), kailasam, gacha kayalu, bambaram and pithoo among others all a welcome surprise in a time of digitised versions which, frankly, dont evoke the same satisfaction should you actually win. We also take quite some time to meet the purchase order because we are dependent on artisans to give us the final product for delivery, says Archana.Įvery game we have in our collection involves many hours of labour, to do justice to the minute detailing. There are colourful board games that come with intricately carved figurines of birds, animals and humans that are no more than a couple of centimetres in height, meant to be counters of the various games. 
The ground floor has been converted to hold as many as 150 games across 30 categories with sizes varying from hand-held ones to those as big as four-seater dining tables. Good Old Games brings alive childhood memories through traditional play-time favourites.Īrchana Reddy and Sangeetha Rajeshs Good Old Games is, as the name suggests, a mini museum-cum-store of traditional games, from pachisi, ashta chamma, vamana guntalu to puli joodham the space is a treasure trove of memories from an era gone by. National Education Policy 2020 Wont impose any language, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweets in Tamil.Ĭoronavirus Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit tests positive for COVID-19.Ĭitizenship Amendment Act Home Ministry seeks three more months to frame rules.Īnother Pakistan-backed drugs and weapons smuggling racket busted: Punjab police. Ram temple to foster brotherhood and harmony: Temple trust member Kameshwar Chaupal. Governor test positive for COVID-19 wont impose any language through new education policy, says Education Minister, and more.ĬOVID-19 digital push: Railways moves over 4 lakh files, 12 lakh documents online.Ĭannot justify strict lockdowns even after 4-5 months, says AIIMS professor heading Covaxin trials.
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