Ancient Indian Boardgames: Digital Documentation

Title (dcterms:title)

Baghchakkar or Chakrachal

Description (dcterms:description)

This game was documented by Sunder Lal Hora at Kalijhora at present Kalimpong district. The informant of these games was a local man of the area who was of Nepali origin. Credit also has been given to Mr. F.D Raj of Kalimpong who helped confirm the rules and the descriptions of the documented games.
This is a variant of Tiger and Goats or Bagh Chal. It is a two player game in an alquerque board. the tiger is represented by four pieces and the goats are represented by twenty. The intention of winning remains similar to other forms of Bagh Chal. For the Tiger, it would be to capture at least five goats and for the goats it would be to encircle the tiger so that it does not have any further moves.
The unique features of this variant is that, the four tigers are placed at the commencement of the game at the extreme four corners and the goats are brought on the board one by one. Secondly once placed, no goat is to be moved from its position till all the goats have been placed on the board.

Alternative Title (dcterms:alternative)

Bagh Chal, Bagh Bandi, Adu Huli Ata, Tagnor, Bagh Bakri

Rules (dcterms:instructionalMethod)

Played on 5x5 grid including diagonals and pieces are played on the intersections of the lines. One player has four tigers, placed on the corners, and the other has up to 20 goats, placed on the board on a free space. Tigers and goats can move to an adjacent intersection along the lines on the board. Tigers may capture goats by hopping over them. The game ends when tigers have captured all of the goats or the goats block the tigers from being able to move.

Creator (dcterms:creator)

Sunder Lal Hora

Source (dcterms:source)

‘Sedentary Games of India’ by Sunder Lal Hora in Sedentary Games of India eds. Nirbed Ray and Amitabha Ghosh

Contributor (dcterms:contributor)

Sunder Lal Hora

Rights (dcterms:rights)

Creative Commons

Format (dcterms:format)

Boardgames

Medium (dcterms:medium)

Boardgames on Text

References (dcterms:references)

‘Sedentary Games of India’ by Sunder Lal Hora in Sedentary Games of India

Baghchakkar - Digital Ludemi Project

Spatial Coverage (dcterms:spatial)

West Bengal

Variants (dcterms:isVersionOf)

Bagha Chheli ( Odisha)

Sher Bakr

Bagh Batti

Sher Bakar

Kaooa

Taag dha Nor or Tagnor (Tiger and Cow)

Bagh Chal, Kamakhya

Mughal Pathan

Bam Blang Beh Khla

Bagha Guti

Entered by (dcterms:accrualMethod)

Adrija Mukherjee

Tags (dcterms:conformsTo)

Sedentary Games

Kalimpong

Alquerque

Two-player

Capture

Hunt

Shape: Square