Editing Chaturaji

= Chaturaji (Chaturanga for four players) = | Players | 4-4 | | Length | 10-180 minutes | | Equipment Required | one standard piecepack | | Designer | Traditional, adapted by TrevorLDavis | | Version | 2.1 | | Version Date| 2022-07-29 | | License | CC BY-SA 4.0 | == Description == Chaturaji aka Chaturanga for four players aka Choupat is an old four-person chess variant. The diceless version is playable with a single standard piecepack, the version with dice either needs an additional two dice (preferably four-sided) or alternatively 2-4 extra game pieces (i.e. pawn saucers) to free up two piecepack dice from game piece duty. == Setup == Chaturaji is played on an 8-by-8 board made with the backs of 16 tiles. Each player needs 8 game pieces of the same suit: 1 king (piecepack pawn), 1 horse (ace-valued coin), 1 boat (2-valued coin), 1 rook (3-valued piecepack die or pawn saucer), and 4 pawns (remaining 4 coins face down). Ownership of horses and boats are distinguished by orientation. The following diagram shows the recommended setup: [[image:https://trevorldavis.com/piecepackr/share/rules/chaturaji.png | Starting arrangement for Chaturaji | | Starting arrangement for Chaturaji]] == Rules == * Rule Sheet: [[https://trevorldavis.com/piecepackr/share/rules/chaturaji.pdf | letter]], [[https://trevorldavis.com/piecepackr/share/rules/chaturaji_A4.pdf | A4]] * Rule Pamphlet: [[https://trevorldavis.com/piecepackr/share/rules/chaturaji_pamphlet.pdf letter]], [[https://trevorldavis.com/piecepackr/share/rules/chaturaji_pamphlet_A4.pdf | A4]] * Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturaji * Chess Variants (non-free): http://www.chessvariants.com/historic.dir/chaturang4.html * Cyningstan (non-free) http://www.cyningstan.com/download/90/four-handed-dice-chess-leaflet == License == There are many Chaturaji rule sets some of which meet the definition of free culture. A link is provided to a rule set under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. Since the game has been played for hundreds of years public domain rule sets likely exist. == Reviews and Comments == ---- CategoryGame DisplaceDifferentiatedPiecesSingleTargetCategory

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