Bagh-Chal (Nepali: बाघ चालibāgh cāl, Newar: धुँ कासाdhun kasa meaning "tiger game", Hindi: वाघ बकरीvagh bakri)[1] is a strategic, two-player board game that originated in Nepal. The game is asymmetric in that one player controls four tigers and the other player controls up to twenty goats. The tigers 'hunt' the goats while the goats attempt to block the tigers' movements. This game is also seen in southern India with a different board, but the rules are the same. This game is popular in rural areas of the country.[2]
The game is played on a 5×5 point grid, like alquerque. Pieces are positioned at the intersection of the lines and not inside the areas delimited by them. Directions of valid movement between these points are connected by lines. The game play takes place in two phases. In the first phase the goats are placed on the board while the tigers are moved. In the second phase both the goats and the tigers are moved. For the tigers, the objective is to "capture" five goats to win. Capturing is performed as in alquerque and draughts, by jumping over the goats, although capturing is not obligatory. The goats win by blocking all the tigers' legal moves. Bagh-Chal has many similarities to the Indian game Aadu puli attam (Lambs and Tigers game), though the board is different.
RulesEdit
Decorative gameboards often reflect the story of the game using ancient traditional Asian patterns.Bagh-Chal lines
At the start of the game all four tigers are placed on the four corners of the grid, facing the center. No goats are placed on the board during the initial setup.
The player controlling the goats moves first, by placing a goat onto a free intersection on the board. Tigers may move along the lines from one intersection to another. Once all of the goats have been placed on the board, goats must move in the same fashion as the tigers, one intersection to another. Moves alternate between players.
Tigers capture goats by jumping over them to an adjacent free position (as in checkers, although capturing is not obligatory in Bagh-Chal).
Rules for tigers:
They can move to an adjacent free position along the lines.
They can capture goats during any move, and do not need to wait until all goats are placed.
They can capture only one goat at a time.
They can jump over a goat in any direction, as long as there is an open space for the tiger to complete its turn.
A tiger cannot jump over another tiger.
The goats must move according to these rules:
Goats cannot move until all goats have been positioned on the board.
They must leave the board when captured.
They cannot jump over tigers or other goats.
The game is over when either, the tigers capture five goats, or the goats have blocked the tigers from being able to move.
Sometimes the game can fall into a repetitive cycle of positions. Goats especially may use this resort to defend themselves against being captured. To avoid this situation, an additional rule has been established: when all the goats have been placed, no move may return the board to a situation that has already occurred during the game. For instance in the following position the goat-player can not move forever in the upper right edge while tiger-player may continuously play the middle bottom edge tiger waiting for a goat to sacrifice itself.
^Tandukar, Shranup (9 September 2021). "Bagh Chal: A native board game on the brink of extinction". The Kathmandu Post. from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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bagh, chal, nepali, bāgh, cāl, newar, dhun, kasa, meaning, tiger, game, hindi, बकर, vagh, bakri, strategic, player, board, game, that, originated, nepal, game, asymmetric, that, player, controls, four, tigers, other, player, controls, twenty, goats, tigers, hu. Bagh Chal Nepali ब घ च ल i bagh cal Newar ध क स dhun kasa meaning tiger game Hindi व घ बकर vagh bakri 1 is a strategic two player board game that originated in Nepal The game is asymmetric in that one player controls four tigers and the other player controls up to twenty goats The tigers hunt the goats while the goats attempt to block the tigers movements This game is also seen in southern India with a different board but the rules are the same This game is popular in rural areas of the country 2 Bagh ChalBagh Chal gameboardPlayers2Setup time lt 1 minPlaying time lt 1 hourChanceNoneSkillsStrategyBrass playing board and tokens Contents 1 Overview 2 Rules 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditThe game is played on a 5 5 point grid like alquerque Pieces are positioned at the intersection of the lines and not inside the areas delimited by them Directions of valid movement between these points are connected by lines The game play takes place in two phases In the first phase the goats are placed on the board while the tigers are moved In the second phase both the goats and the tigers are moved For the tigers the objective is to capture five goats to win Capturing is performed as in alquerque and draughts by jumping over the goats although capturing is not obligatory The goats win by blocking all the tigers legal moves Bagh Chal has many similarities to the Indian game Aadu puli attam Lambs and Tigers game though the board is different Rules Edit nbsp Decorative gameboards often reflect the story of the game using ancient traditional Asian patterns nbsp Bagh Chal linesAt the start of the game all four tigers are placed on the four corners of the grid facing the center No goats are placed on the board during the initial setup nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp The player controlling the goats moves first by placing a goat onto a free intersection on the board Tigers may move along the lines from one intersection to another Once all of the goats have been placed on the board goats must move in the same fashion as the tigers one intersection to another Moves alternate between players Tigers capture goats by jumping over them to an adjacent free position as in checkers although capturing is not obligatory in Bagh Chal Rules for tigers They can move to an adjacent free position along the lines They can capture goats during any move and do not need to wait until all goats are placed They can capture only one goat at a time They can jump over a goat in any direction as long as there is an open space for the tiger to complete its turn A tiger cannot jump over another tiger The goats must move according to these rules Goats cannot move until all goats have been positioned on the board They must leave the board when captured They cannot jump over tigers or other goats The game is over when either the tigers capture five goats or the goats have blocked the tigers from being able to move Sometimes the game can fall into a repetitive cycle of positions Goats especially may use this resort to defend themselves against being captured To avoid this situation an additional rule has been established when all the goats have been placed no move may return the board to a situation that has already occurred during the game For instance in the following position the goat player can not move forever in the upper right edge while tiger player may continuously play the middle bottom edge tiger waiting for a goat to sacrifice itself nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp References Edit Vaswani Anjana June 3 2018 Games people played Mumbai Mirror Retrieved 2023 07 25 Tandukar Shranup 9 September 2021 Bagh Chal A native board game on the brink of extinction The Kathmandu Post Archived from the original on 2021 09 09 Retrieved 2021 09 09 Parlett David 1999 The Oxford History of Board Games Oxford University Press Inc p 194 ISBN 0 19 212998 8 External links EditPlay Baghchal game online Description of the Bagh Chal rules BoardGameGeek s page about Bagh Chal Computing Tigers and Goats a research paper by Lim Yew Jin amp J Nievergelt Java applet that plays Bagh Chal Shockwave version of Bagh Chal Play Baghchal game with online friends Bagchal Game for Android Bagchal 3D Game for Android Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bagh Chal amp oldid 1167161709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
