Pachisi

400
(Uncredited)
BGG Geek Rating
4.7
based on 6,015 ratings
BGG Average Rating
4.5
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BGG Ranking
#29499
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Players
2-6
Weight
1.18/5.00
Playtime
30 min
Age
5+
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⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Take That Track Movement Static Capture Team-Based Game Dice Rolling Roll / Spin and Move Race

📂 Categories

Children's Game

🎨 Artists

Albert Uderzo (Uncredited) Charles M. Schulz Constanza Droop Eelco Martinus ten Harmsen van der Beek G. Husner Herbert Leupin Katja Witt Kurt Brandes Lizzy Rockwell Michaela Kienle Peyo Predrag Lazovic René Goscinny Roger Hargreaves Rune Andréasson Silvia Christoph Sławomir Jezierski Yasmin Imamura

🏢 Publishers

[touch] Adamigo Adolf Johnsons förlag Alexander Alga Allan Rity Altap Arrow Games Ltd ASS Altenburger Spielkarten Beoplast Berliner Spielkarten Berwick's Toy Co. Ltd. Brimtoy Brio AB Brybelly BSiri Business Carlit Chad Valley Co Ltd. Chupa Chups Clark & Sowdon Clown Games Comedy Central Creative Crafthouse Croner Cutler & Saleeby Daddy-O Productions danspil Der Grüne Punkt Die Spiegelburg Dilemma Games Diset S. A. Djeco Dourios Drechsler E. E. Fairchild Corporation Editions ATLAS Editrice Giochi eeBoo Efko Ekso EX-IMP Kft. F. Krick F.X. Schmid Flying Tiger Copenhagen Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore) Fun Connection Funskool Games Fætter BR Galison Galt Toys Geoludie Gerling & Rockstroh Gibsons Glevum Games Golden Goliath Games Granna Graphic Studio Forsage Graphische Kunstanstalt Robert Maiwald Guinness Exports Ltd HABA Hamleys Hasbro Holdson House of Marbles Hugo Gräfe Verlag Inovac Rima SA Inspirion John Adams (IDEAL) John Jaques of London John Waddington Ltd. Joseph Schneider Jumbo King International Kitfix Swallow Group Klee Koliopoulos KOSMOS Kärnan L. P. Septímio LEGO Lemeco Leonardo Litor Longfield Games Magnetic Poetry Inc Majora Marchant Marigó May Fortis ApS MB Spellen MB Spiele McLoughlin Brothers MEGAPLAST Merit Milton Bradley MoBi Monkey Pod Games N.W. Damm & Søn (Damm) National Game Company Nederlandse Spellenfabriek B.V. Amsterdam Neroulia Nilco S.A. Noris Spiele Oberschwäbische Magnetspiele Oriental Trading Company Otto Maier Verlag Out Of The Blue KG Palet spil PanGraf Papita Pari Mutuel Urbain Parker Brothers Paul Lamond Games Ltd Peri Spiele Pertini Toys Peter Pan Playthings Piatnik PICO PAO / Juegos de la Antigüedad Pin International Planet Finska Plasticart Poptoy Pressman Toy Corp. (Public Domain) Ramsons Randtoy Ravensburger Retro Range Toys and Games RGS Group Saga Sala Schmidt Spiele Schtelber Selchow & Righter Senet Belgium Si-Si-Spiele Simba Toys Sladecolour Board Games Small Foot Company Smethport Specialty Co. Somerville Ltd. Spear's Games SPIKA GmbH StirlingFox Stockinger & Morsack Super Accord Søstrene Grene Tactic The Canadian Group The Toy Network Tofa Semily Toltoys Tomland Tomy Toy Brokers Ltd TR Crisp Graphics Traditional Game & Toy Company Transogram Trefl Trixy Games United Labels AG (Unknown) Usborne VEB Landesdruckerei Sachsen Viking Toys Waddingtons Waddy Production Watkins Strathmore Westside Fun Games Whitman Wilder Manufacturing Co Winning Moves Games (USA) Woodburn Series Woodstock Spiele Woolley & Co WOSI "Wspólna Sprawa" WWF Ο ΑΛΕΚΤΩΡ

📖 About This Game

Pachisi, the national game of India, dates back to 4 AD and remains popular today. Each player has a set of pawns that start in his or her corner of the board. The goal is to move the pawns around the board to the "home" section. Movement is controlled by dice. All players move around the same board, so they may capture each others pawns. Captured pawns are returned to their player's corner and must start their journey over. The winner is the first player to move all pawns "home". Parcheesi is the westernized version. The usual game is for 2-4 players. Jumbo's version handles up to 6. There is also a Schmidt-Spiele edition with a double-sided board. One side for 4 players, the other for 6. Juegos de la Antigüedad Parchis boards are up to 8 players. 'Wa-hoo' (or 'Wahoo') is a homegrown variant of the game, popular in Texas and surrounding states since the early 1900s, which features different rules and team play. Another homegrown variant is to prohibit players to capture each others pawns. But this overprotective variant is not recommended!