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Published By	(Public Domain) Front Porch Classics GAMES Magazine
Year Published	650
# of Players:	2 − 4
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Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
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Category	Abstract Strategy
Mechanic	Dice Rolling
Primary Name	Chaturanga
Alternate Names	Chaturaji
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Published in GAMES Magazine, January/February 1981 issue, page 22 (with original rules on page 68) as "a gambling game 1,500 years ahead of its time." R. Wayne Schmittberger adapted the rules for streamlined play.

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"The oldest known form of chess, Chaturanga is a lively game in which moves are determined, as in backgammon, by a combination of dice rolls and player judgment."

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Four-handed Dice Chess

Four-Handed Dice Chess, by Damian Walker. Traditional Board Game Series, Leaflet #23.

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2007-07-10

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