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Ancient Indian Boardgames: Digital Documentation

Bandiata

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Title (dcterms:title)
Bandiata
Description (dcterms:description)
This is a two player game. According to Kulirani and Vijayendra this game is known as bandiata in the districts of nothern Karnataka. Bandi means cart which adds to the meaning of a bullock cart or vehicle while ata means play in Kannada. The board is usually drawn or sketched on the ground with a piece of chalk or is even drawn on paper with a pen.
Alternative Title (dcterms:alternative)
Tic Tac Toe, Kata Kuti
Rules (dcterms:instructionalMethod)
Both players draw their respective articles on the drawn board as shown in the image. The player who keeps a straight line of three articles gains a point. The player gaining maximum points win the game.
Creator (dcterms:creator)
B. Francis Kulirani and B.R Vijayendra
Source (dcterms:source)
Indian Boardgame Survey by R.K. Bhattacharya, Irving Finkel, L.N Soni
Contributor (dcterms:contributor)
B. Francis Kulirani and B.R Vijayendra
Rights (dcterms:rights)
Anthropological Survey of India
Format (dcterms:format)
References (dcterms:references)
Indian Boardgame Survey by R.K. Bhattacharya, Irving Finkel, L.N Soni
Spatial Coverage (dcterms:spatial)
Karnataka
Variants (dcterms:isVersionOf)
Tant Fant
Do Guti
Tuk-Tak
Entered by (dcterms:accrualMethod)
Adrija Mukherjee
Tags (dcterms:conformsTo)