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Ancient Indian Boardgames: Digital Documentation

Aek-drupa

Item

Title (dcterms:title)
Aek-drupa
Description (dcterms:description)
This is a throwing game where five pebbles need to be thrown and caught by the player in succession. In the video,Tshokey Lhamo and her friend from Radhi Gewog, Tashigang, demonstrate game called Aek-drupa with Pebbles. This game is also known to be common in India and Nepal as well.
Alternative Title (dcterms:alternative)
Chabcha
Rules (dcterms:instructionalMethod)
To play this game, there should be more than one participant, and each can have five similarly sized pebbles; alternatively, all players can share the same set of pebbles. They take turns playing the game, and when one player breaks the any of the rules, it is another player’s turn. Participants fix a point limit and then compete with each other to reach that point. There is no fixed place or time to play this game.
Creator (dcterms:creator)
Duptho, Sonam Chophel
Source (dcterms:source)
Playing Aek-Drupa
Rights (dcterms:rights)
Creative Commons
Format (dcterms:format)
Spatial Coverage (dcterms:spatial)
Bhutan
Entered by (dcterms:accrualMethod)
Adrija Mukherjee