Pachisi

=Pachisi= Pachisi is a cross and circle board game that is derived from Ancient India. It has been described as India’s national.

History
The game beginning has been dated to fourth century AD. Indian Emperor Akabar 1 from the 16th century Mogul Empire played pachisi on some giant board of inlaid marble. He would sit in the center of the giant board and throw his cowry shells and his pieces were his sixteen beautiful women from his own personal harem.

=Brief Description of Gameplay= Pachisi is a game for four players put into teams of two. One team would use yellow and black pieces, while the other would use red and green. The winning team would be the one where both teammates got their pieces to finish first.

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