Thaayam

Number of players : 2 or 4



Game Rules

Each player has 6 coins

On each turn a player starts with a dice roll.

The dice roll can result in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 12.

A player must roll a 1 (Thaayam) to start his/her game.

To enable coins a player must roll 1 or 5.

The first player to get all his/her 6 coins to the center square is the winner.

To get into the inner square a player must cut another player's coin.

A roll of 1, 5, 6 or 12 or a cut move will get another chance for a player.

In the outer squares the coins move anti-clockwise and then in the inner squares they move in clockwise direction.



Features:

Simple and clean app

Play with computer.



Note:

The dice roll for all the players including computer is completely random.



Variations of this game in different countries:

Ludo : England

Thayam, Dhaayam, Dhayam, Pachisi, Ashte kashte, Chaupur : India

Parcheesi : USA

Mens Erger Je Niet: Netherlands

Mensch ärgere dich nicht : Germany

Non t'arrabiare : Italy

Petits Chevaux : France

Parchís : Spain

Parqués : Colombia

Patolli : America