Chaturanga (650)

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Publisher	(Public Domain) Front Porch Classics GAMES Magazine University Games
Year Published	650
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
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Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (1 voter) [poll]
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Category	Abstract Strategy
Mechanic	Dice Rolling
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Family	Chess Games
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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Chaturanga

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Front Porch Classics Bookshelf Edition

Publisher: Front Porch Classics

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Year: 2005

Product Code: 802221020405

Size: 10.79 x 10.55 x 3.03 inches

1.75 pounds

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3	General Just Right	2011-12-12	Coldwarri...	0
8	Reviews Chaturaji: an ancient gambling game	2011-05-01	whac3	0
16	Reviews The actual game of this name and why it's a good one	2009-03-22	whac3	0
2	General 1st game impressions	2007-12-09	Talisinbear	0
0	General Two player rules	2007-11-14	Talisinbear	0
0	Reviews I concur! Too lucky!	2007-03-02	adam.skinner	3

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