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  2. Traditional games of India - Wikipedia

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    Kho kho is a traditional South Asian sport that dates to ancient India. [98] [99] It is the second-most popular traditional tag game in the Indian subcontinent after kabaddi. [100] Kho kho is played on a rectangular court with a central lane connecting two poles which are at either end of the court.

  3. Seven stones - Wikipedia

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    The game is one of the most ancient games of the Indian subcontinent whose history dates back to the Bhagavata Purana, which mentions Krishna playing the game with his friends. [1] This traditional sport has been played for the last 5 millennia. It is believed to have been originated in the southern parts of the Indian subcontinent. [2]

  4. Chaturanga - Wikipedia

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    Chaturanga (Sanskrit: चतुरङ्ग, IAST: caturaṅga, pronounced [tɕɐtuˈɾɐŋɡɐ]) is an ancient Indian strategy board game. It is first known from India around the seventh century AD. It is first known from India around the seventh century AD.

  5. History of games - Wikipedia

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    Cross and circle games such as chaupar and pachisi may be very old games, but so far their history has not been established prior to the 16th century. Chaupar was a popular gambling game at the court of Mughal emperor Akbar the Great (1556–1605). The emperor himself was a fan of the game and was known to play on a courtyard of his palace ...

  6. Kabaddi - Wikipedia

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    Kabaddi (/ k ə ˈ b æ d i /, [2] / ˈ k ʌ b ə d i /) [3] is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players, originating in ancient India. [4] The objective of the game is for a single player on offense, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their players as possible, and return to their own half of the court, all ...

  7. Pachisi - Wikipedia

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    The game's role in the history of India still remains to be investigated. It is often assumed that the gambling game that plays so significant a role in the Mahabharata , the classical literary epic, is pachisi , but the descriptions, such as they are, do not tie in with the game, and this conclusion is perhaps erroneous.

  8. Chaupar - Wikipedia

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    Fabric chausar board. Chaupar (IAST: caupaṛ), chopad or chaupad is a cross and circle board game very similar to pachisi, played in India.The board is made of wool or cloth, with wooden pawns and seven cowry shells to be used to determine each player's move, although others distinguish chaupur from pachisi by the use of three four-sided long dice. [1]

  9. Gyan chauper - Wikipedia

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    Gyan Chauper (ज्ञान चौपड़ in Hindi sometimes spelt gyan chaupar) is a dice game derived from chaupar, a board game played in ancient India, popularly known as Snakes and ladders. It was from India that it spread to the rest of the world.