A fun and challenging game of strategy and skill.
Description
Chau ka Bara is a traditional Indian board game that is played with a set of six cowrie shells and a board with 12 spaces. The objective of the game is to be the first player to move all of your shells around the board and into your home space.
Categories: Board Games, Family Games, Friends Games, Indoor Games, Multiplayer Games, No Primary Items, Party Games, Team Games
How to Play
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Number of Players Required: Chau ka Bara can be played with 2 to 4 players.
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What You’ll Need
- A Chau ka Bara board
- 6 cowrie shells
- 2 dice
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Gameplay
- To start the game, each player places their shells in the starting space on the board.
- Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their shells around the board.
- The number on the dice determines how many spaces a player can move their shell.
- If a player lands on a space that is already occupied by another player’s shell, they can bump the other player’s shell back to the starting space.
- The first player to move all of their shells around the board and into their home space wins the game.
Winning Criteria: The first player to move all of their shells around the board and into their home space wins the game.
Estimated Playtime: A game of Chau ka Bara typically takes about 30-60 minutes to play.
Make it Your Own
- You can make your own Chau ka Bara board by drawing a 12-space board on a piece of paper or cardboard.
- You can use any type of small objects to represent the shells, such as beans, marbles, or coins.
- You can change the rules of the game to make it more challenging or easier to play.
- For example, you could make it so that players can only move their shells forward, or you could make it so that players can bump each other’s shells back to any space on the board.
Ready to Play? Are you ready to play Chau ka Bara?
Safety Note: Chau ka Bara is a safe game for children and adults to play. However, it is important to be careful when rolling the dice, as they can be a choking hazard for small children.
Tags: Board Games, Strategy Games, Family Games, Friends Games, Party Games