Gaya gaccha

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Title (dcterms:title): Gaya gaccha
Description (dcterms:description): The name of this dexterity game for children is Gaya gaccha. The game piece 'ghuti' lying in the central place, or 'gaya,' must be struck by another ghuti to win the game as a whole. This signifies total loss to the opponent and marks the end of the game. A ghuti lying on its side is called gaccha, If a gaccha is hit, the said gaccha is won by that player, which indicates a partial loss to the opposition who must surrender that particular ghuti to the striker. These expressions are used verbally in the game.

Normally, the players consist of five to ten in number but the minimum number of players is two. The number of ghuti depends on the number of players; in that there must be one more ghuti than the number of players, as there must be one in the central position as winning over the ghuti in the central position is the aim of all the players.

The ghuti chosen for the game is kul or ber (black berry). It may also be of round marbles. There are no other special rules for the game. Normally fruits are chosen as ghunti by boys and girls because they like to taste them. The players can be of either sex, although boys are preferred. The age of the players is below fifteen years and there is no restriction of players in terms of economic and social status. It is normally played in leisure time or during grazing. It is played on the village road but preferably under the shadow of a tree. The layout of the board is simple and is drawn on using brick pieces. It may be square or rectangular in shape.
Rules (dcterms:instructionalMethod): The players consist of five to ten in number but the minimum number of players is two. The number of ghuti depends on the number of players; in that there must be one more ghuti than the number of players, as there must be one in the central position as winning over the ghuti in the central position is the aim of all the players.
Source (dcterms:source): Indian Boardgame Survey by R.K. Bhattacharya, Irving Finkel, L.N Soni
Rights (dcterms:rights): Anthropological Survey of India
Format (dcterms:format): Boardgames
References (dcterms:references): Indian Boardgame Survey by R.K. Bhattacharya, Irving Finkel, L.N Soni
Spatial Coverage (dcterms:spatial): Pakur, Jharkhand
Entered by (dcterms:accrualMethod): Souvik Mukherjee
Tags (dcterms:conformsTo): striking games; Jharkhand; Two-player; Five-player

Media: Gaya Gaccha