Atharah Guti (Eighteen Pieces)

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Title (dcterms:title): Atharah Guti (Eighteen Pieces)
Description (dcterms:description): This game was documented by Humphries in The karvi subdivision of Uttar Pradesh. While it is called Ahtarah Guti in Uttar Pradesh it is also known as Bazi Mar, Ticcha or Bangala. This board also has similarities with other boards such as Mughal Pathan or other types of Alquerque boards like Atharagutiala Teora, Sipahi Kat, or Lam Pusri. It is a two-player game played on a space of thirty seven as shown in the image. Each of the two players have eighteen pieces to play the game. The game is played by captures and ends with one player capturing his opponents pieces or ‘men’ as Humphries calls them.
Alternative Title (dcterms:alternative): "Bazi Mar," "Tichha" or "Bangala." Atharah Saiya, Ahtarah Siya
Rules (dcterms:instructionalMethod): 5x5 intersecting lines, with diagonals in each quadrant. Two triangles, the apexes of which intersect with the square at the midpoint of opposite sides. One line bisecting the base of the triangle, and another bisecting this line. Eighteen pieces per player, each side arranged on one side of the board, with the central point empty and the player's pieces on the points to the right of it. Players alternate turns moving one of their pieces to an empty point. A piece may jump an opponent's piece to capture it. Multiple captures are allowed. The player who captures all of the opponent's pieces wins.
Creator (dcterms:creator): E. De. M. Humphries
Source (dcterms:source): 'Notes on "Pachesi" & Similar Games' by E. De. M. Humphries in Sedentary Games of India eds. Nirbed Ray and Amitabha Ghosh
Contributor (dcterms:contributor): E. De. M. Humphries
Rights (dcterms:rights): Creative Commons
Format (dcterms:format): Boardgames
Medium (dcterms:medium): Boardgames on Text
References (dcterms:references): Ahtarah Guti- Sedentary Games of India; Ahtarah Guti- Digital Ludemi Project
Spatial Coverage (dcterms:spatial): Uttar Pradesh
Variants (dcterms:isVersionOf): Kowwu Dunki - A Variant of Ahtarah Gutti ( Eighteen Pieces); Nau Khant; Terhuchu; Tarup Ar Merom (leopards and goats); Egara Guti; Lau Kata Kati; Sher Bakr; Lam Pusri or Sipahi Kat; Dash Guti; Atharagutiala Teora; Mughal Pathan
Entered by (dcterms:accrualMethod): Souvik Mukherjee
Notes (foaf:status): A civil servant who was appointed as the Sub-divisicnal Officer at Karwi Sub-division at IJ.P. in 1904 Submitted an inspection report on Mauza Gidarah, Pargana Karwi, the extract of which was published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society.
The article of E. DE. M. Humphries included in this volume was originally published as.
Notes on 'Pachesi' and similar games, as played in the Karwi Sub-division. United Provinces, JL-1906- NS : II, 117-127.
Tags (dcterms:conformsTo): Alquerque; Sedentary Games; Uttar Pradesh; Capture; Two-player

Media: 18 guti