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Pagade - Block printed - Big
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Pagade is also known as the national board game of India. It is identified by different names in different regions of India viz. Pagade (Kannada), Chaupar (Hindi), Chausar (Hindi), Chopat (Hindi), Pachisi (Hindi), Sokkattan (Tamil), Dayakattam (Tamil), Pagdi Pat (Marathi) and many more. The Parcheesi game & ludo subsequently was designed in 1918 by the Parker Brothers(USA, now HASBRO ) inspired by Pagade.
Contents:
- One game board made of block printed cloth made by rural women block printers from Sathnur & Kanakpura and hand-stitched; the colors in these are assorted.Â
- 16 pawns (4 sets, each set contains 4 of a color) which are organic lac-colored mainly in Yellow ( Turmeric), Black (Charcoal),Red(Vermilion), Brown( Turmeric, Vermilion and charcoal) , Orange ( Turmeric, Vermilion) and Green( Leaf extract).
- Two wooden long Dice or paasa/daala are made by the Saharanpur wood crafting artisans. The playing mat that you see in the image is indicative.
- A detailed playing instructions leaflet
