Question

physics behind chaupar traditional game of meghalaya ​

Answer 1

Answer:

To start, each player takes turns throwing the cowry shells. The player with the highest score starts first. A player can only enter a man into the game if he has a “high” throw - 11, 25 or 30 points or higher. The starting point each player is the flower motif on the column to the left of his home column.

Gamesmen similar to chaupar with difference colour schemes along with dice have been identified from Iron age, Painted grey ware period from Mathura. Chaupar originated in India from pachisi.

Chopat is claimed to be a variation of the game of dice played in the epic poem Mahabharata between Yudhishthira and Duryodhan.

Answer 2

Answer:

Pachisi

Explanation:

Pachisi (/pəˈtʃiːzi/, Hindustani: [pəˈtʃiːsiː]) is a cross and circle board game that originated in Ancient India. It is described in the ancient text Mahabharata under the name of "Pasha". [1] It is played on a board shaped like a symmetrical cross. A player's pieces move around the board based upon a throw of six or seven cowrie shells, with the number of shells resting with aperture upwards indicating the number of spaces to move.