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Sep 5, 2023·How to play·02:21·0·Watch on YouTube

How to play Chaturaji

Triple S Games

Triple S Games

Watch “How to play Chaturaji,” a how-to-play guide for Chaturanga from Triple S Games on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Triple S Games on YouTube:

Learn the rules to the board game Chaturaji quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. Play Chaturaji online for free here: https://link.triplesgames.com/Chaturaji (As an chess.com affiliate we earn from qualifying subscriptions) RULES: The rules are the same as regular chess, except for these changes. For a refresher of those rules, check out this video. The object of the game is to get the most points, there is no checkmate. You earn points by capturing pieces and checking kings: Pawns are worth 1, knights & kings are 3, and bishops & sailboat are 5. Checking 2 enemy kings simultaneously is worth 1 point and checking 3 kings simultaneously is worth 5. In the bottom left of the board, setup 4 red pawns on the 2nd row. On the first, from left to right, set up: Sailboat, Knight, Bishop, King. Rotate this setup 90 degrees around the board with blue, yellow, and green like so. The sailboat moves like a rook. Red goes first then play proceeds clockwise. Pawns still move forward, in the direction away from their rear rank starting pieces, towards the far side of the board, capturing diagonally forward. Pawns may not perform their initial double step move, therefore En passant is not allowed. Pawns must promote to a rook went they reach the far side of the board. Castling is not allowed. Kings may move to a threatened space and do not need to move out of check. Once your king is captured, your turns are skipped. All your pieces remain on the board and are considered “dead”. Dead pieces no longer move, cannot be passed through, but they can still be captured. Capturing dead pieces earns 0 points, except for Kings, which still yield 3. The game ends when 3 kings have been captured then the player with the most points wins, even if their king had been captured. Alternatively, if you are so far ahead in points, you can claim victory and end the game, earning 3 points for every remaining king on the board. If the remaining material on the board, and the current scores, determine it is only possible for 1 player to win, then the game ends automatically. Players are not allowed to team up or work together; or suggest moves or strategy. The player with the most points at the end, wins.

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Chaturanga

Chaturanga

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Mostly how-to-play. Chaturanga is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 how-to-play guides and 1 other video.

2 - 4 players
30 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Chaturanga, from BoardGameGeek:

Published in GAMES Magazine, January/February 1981 issue, page 22 (with original rules on page 68) as "a gambling game 1,500 years ahead of its time." R. Wayne Schmittberger adapted the rules for streamlined play. From GAMES Magazine: "The oldest known form of chess, Chaturanga is a lively game in which moves are determined, as in backgammon, by a combination of dice rolls and player judgment." Online Play Ludoteka (real-time) The above article is incorrect, properly speaking. The game depicted with dice is "Chaturaji," a gambling game often using dice. "Chaturanga" is the earliest known form of Chess, originating in India, and bares only superficial resemblance to Chaturaji, in that both games use a selection of similar pieces. Chaturanga is played on an 8X8 grid with two players, and differs from modern Chess in some fairly significant ways: there is no castling, there are no En Passant captures, and pawns do not gain an initial two space move; the Elephant or "Gaji" (which inspired the Bishop) jumps only two spaces diagonally; the Queen equivalent, the Mantri, or "Advisor/Minister" moves only one space diagonally in any direction, and games can be won by Bare King and -lost- by Stalemating an opponent (which is precisely the opposite of the Persian descendant of Chaturanga, Shatranj.) Some moves and pieces are debated, as this is a very ancient game, and of course it evolved over time, but further research rewards a great deal of interesting discussion on the subject.

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