Ancient Indian Boardgames: Digital Documentation

Title (dcterms:title)

Bam Blang Beh Khla

Description (dcterms:description)

This game has been documented by Charu Chandra Das Gupta from Jowai, Meghalaya.
This game is played by two men, one having the a piece marked O as mentioned in the text and the diagram
and called khla (tiger) and the other having three pieces
marked X and called blang ( goat). Thus altogether four
ballets are required in this game. By the name it is another form of a popular gam,e called Tigers and Goats or Bagh Chal which has many variants in South Asia with differences in the number of pieces used to play and also the designs of the boards changing the complete strategy of the game. According to Das Gupta this variant is unique as the structure of the board is different from what other alquerque boards look like.

Alternative Title (dcterms:alternative)

Bagh Bandi, Tigers and Goats, Baghchakkar, Chakrachhal, Sher Bakr, Bagh Batti, Sher Bakar, Kaooa, Bam Blang Beh Khla, Bagha Guti, Tagnor, Adu Puli Attam, Puli Meka, Ada Huli, Terhuchu, Kulaochal, Puli Judham

Rules (dcterms:instructionalMethod)

This Variant called Bam blang beh khla four pieces are required to play this game. One piece is marked as the tiger which belongs to one player while the other three are goats belonging to the second player.
The objective of the goats is to surrond and imprison the tiger so there are no moves left.
The objective of the tiger is to eat the goats by jumping over one.
The tiger cannot jump over a goat if two goats are lined up one after the other.
The tiger wins it captures all the goats.
The goat player wins if they can managec to imprison the tiger without being eaten.
Stacking of the pieces are not allowed. One move is made for moving one piece.

Creator (dcterms:creator)

Charu Chandra Das Gupta

Source (dcterms:source)

'A Few Types of Sedentary Games Prevalent In The Khasi And Jaintia Hills District In Assam' by Charu Chandra Das Gupta in Sedentary Games of India eds. Nirbed Ray and Amitabha Ghosh

Contributor (dcterms:contributor)

Charu Chandra Das Gupta

Rights (dcterms:rights)

Creative Commons

Format (dcterms:format)

Boardgames

Medium (dcterms:medium)

Boardgames on Text

References (dcterms:references)

'A Few Types of Sedentary Games Prevalent In The Khasi And Jaintia Hills District In Assam' by Charu Chandra Das Gupta in Sedentary Games of India

Bam Blang Beh Khla- Digital Ludemi Project

Spatial Coverage (dcterms:spatial)

Meghalaya

Variants (dcterms:isVersionOf)

Sher Bakar

Kaooa

Taag dha Nor or Tagnor (Tiger and Cow)

Bagh Chal, Kamakhya

Mughal Pathan

Bam Blang Beh Khla

Bagha Guti

Bagh Bandi

Bagh Chal, Bull Temple (4)

Baghchal, Bull Temple (3)

Tarup Ar Merom (leopards and goats)

Kulaochal

Bagh Chal (variant),Odisha

Bagha Chheli ( Odisha)

Baghchakkar or Chakrachal

Sher Bakr

Bagh Batti

Entered by (dcterms:accrualMethod)

Adrija Mukherjee

Notes (foaf:status)

When this essay was written the region of Jowai was part of the state of Assam hence it is mentioned as that in the chapter but currently as the map also locates, it lies in Meghalaya.

Tags (dcterms:conformsTo)

Sedentary Games

Alquerque

Bagh Chal

Meghalaya

Two-player

Hunt

Capture

Shape: Square