Champul

Champul is a Strategical 'Race Game' where in two to four players race their respective coins on a board of 5x5 squares to reach the inner most square. The movement of coins is controlled by throw of four cowrie shells, hence it is a game of chance. Since each player has four coins, he can decide which coin to move, hence it also comes under strategical games. This game is called by various names in different languages in different regions. Dyootaardha - Samskrutam Chauka Baara - Kannada - Old Mysuru region Katte Mane - Kannada - Old Mysuru rural region Gatta Mane - Kannada - Old Mysuru rural region Chakaara - Kannada - North Karnataka Chakka - Kannada - North Karnataka Ashta Chemma - Telugu Taayam / Daayam - Tamil Nanku Katta Taayam - 5 House Chaukabara Aaru Katta Taayam - 7 House Chaukabara Changaabu - Rajasthan (Jaipur) Challas - Rajasthan (Jaipur) Pat Sogayya or Pat Sogya - Marathi (Kolhapur) Challas Aath - Marathi (Nashik) Kavidi Kali - Malayalam - Kerala Kanna Dudi - Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Khaddi Khadda - Punjabi - Punjab Baara Atte - 7 House Chaukabra - Konkani Chomal Ishto - Gujarati Contents: 4 sets of 4 coins (total 16) + 4 cowrie shells. This game can be played by either 2, 3 or 4 players. Each player gets 4 coins of same colour and keeps it in his home. Goal: To reach one’s all 4 coins to innermost square, first.