Ancient Indian Boardgames: Digital Documentation

Title (dcterms:title)

Atharagutiala Teora

Description (dcterms:description)

This game was recorded by Hem Chandra Das Gupta and the information was collected during one of his field visits to Gosalpur in the district of Jabalpur, in present Madhya Pradesh. He mentions in his essay that the play pattern of this game is similar to Bara-Guti which he documented in Bihar. The difference lies in the structure of the board.

Alternative Title (dcterms:alternative)

Bara Guti

Rules (dcterms:instructionalMethod)

The board consists of 5x5 intersecting lines with diagonals of each quadrant. Pieces are placed on the intersections and can move along the lines. Each player has 12 pieces. Pieces can move to one adjacent point. Captures can be made by hopping over an opponent's piece. The goal is to capture all of the opponent's pieces.

Creator (dcterms:creator)

Hem Chandra Das Gupta

Source (dcterms:source)

‘A Few Types of Sedentary Games Prevalent In The Central Provinces’ by Hem Chandra Das Gupta in Sedentary Games of India eds. Nirbed Ray and Amitabha Ghosh

Contributor (dcterms:contributor)

Hem Chandra Das Gupta

Rights (dcterms:rights)

Creative Commons

Format (dcterms:format)

Boardgames

Medium (dcterms:medium)

Boardgames on Text

References (dcterms:references)

Atharagutiala Teora

‘A Few Types of Sedentary Games Prevalent In The Central Provinces’ by Hem Chandra Das Gupta in Sedentary Games of India

Spatial Coverage (dcterms:spatial)

Madhya Pradesh

Variants (dcterms:isVersionOf)

Bara- Guti

Terhuchu

Kulaochal

Bagh Chal (variant),Odisha

Bagha Chheli ( Odisha)

Lam Pusri or Sipahi Kat

Baghchakkar or Chakrachal

Entered by (dcterms:accrualMethod)

Adrija Mukherjee

Tags (dcterms:conformsTo)

Madhya Pradesh

Sedentary Games

Alquerque

Two-player

Capture

Shape: Square with 2 triangles