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'''Ashtāpada''' ({{lang-sa|'''अष्टापद'''}}) or '''Ashtapadi''' is an Indian [[board game]] which predates [[chess]] and was mentioned on the [[List of Buddha games|list of games that Gautama Buddha would not play]]. [[Chaturanga]], which could be played on the same {{boardgloss|gameboard|board}}, appeared sometime around the 6th century in India; it could be played by two to four participants.<br />
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Variants played on different boards include '''''Daśapada''''' ({{lang-sa|'''दशपद'''}}). and, in [[Gujarat]], ''Chomal Ishto'' or ''Chomal Eshto''. Similar traditional games can be found in China and Korea.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
The word ''Ashtāpada'' is a [[Sanskrit]] term describing the 8×8 board that the game is played on. This meaning was first recorded by [[Patanjali]] in a Mahābhāshya book written in the 2nd century. The game was even condemned in an early Brahman text, the Sutrakrilānga.<br />
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==Rules==<br />
Like a [[chessboard]], the ''Ashtāpada'' board is divided into an 8×8 grid of squares, although they are all the same color. The board has special markings known as "castles", where pieces are safe from being captured or removed from play. <br />
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Each player receives an even number of pieces to play the game. The goal is to move a piece around the board [[clockwise]], entering the castle, and to regain his castle back in a counterclockwise direction so as to make it reach the center.{{clarify|date=December 2012}}<br />
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==Variants==<br />
A variant played on a larger 10×10 board is known as ''Daśapada'' ({{lang-sa|'''दशपद'''}}).<br />
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A variant played on smaller 5×5 board is known as ''Chomal Ishto'' or ''Chomal Eshto'' in [[Gujarat]]. Each player has four pieces to play and retrieve after reaching the center. The game is generally played with [[cowry|cowrie shells]] instead of dice. It is similar to [[Chowka bhara]].<br />
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In Korea, the board of the traditional game [[:zh:龍虎雙六|용호쌍륙]] ({{lang-ko|'''용호쌍륙'''}}) is similar to Ashtapada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classfarm.com/study/study_04_03.php?chkValue=&mode=vw&idx=5&page=1&page2=&searchName=&searchValue= |title=으라차차 - 농어촌 교수학습지원센터 |publisher=classfarm.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-25 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gababo.com/nori_view.html?thiscode=0201&idx=390 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102223123/http://www.gababo.com/nori_view.html?thiscode=0201&idx=390 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-02 |script-title=ko:용호쌍륙 |language=ko |publisher=Gababo.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-25 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Ashte kashte]]<br />
*[[Chowka bhara]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian board games]]<br />
[[Category:Race games]]<br />
[[Category:Traditional board games]]</div>151.51.208.143