South Indian leopard hunt game
Lambs and tigers game Three variations of empty grids on which this game can be played |
| Genres | Board game
Leopard hunt game |
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| Players | 2 |
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| Setup time | < 1 min |
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| Playing time | < 1 hour |
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| Chance | None |
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| Skills | Strategy |
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| Synonyms | Pulijudam or Puli meka aata (Telugu), Aadu puli aatam (Tamil), Huli Katti or Aadu Huli Aata (Kannada) |
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Thelambs and tigers game, locally referred as thegame of goats and tigers (Telugu:Puli-mē̃ka āṭa,Tamil:Āḍu-puli āṭṭam,Kannada:Āḍu-huli āṭa), is a strategic, two-player (or 2 teams)leopard hunt game that is played insouth India. The game is asymmetric in that one player controls three tigers and the other player controls up to 15 lambs/goats. The tigers 'hunt' the goats while the goats attempt to block the tigers' movements.[1]
- This is the ancient game played in the southern part of India, especially inKarnataka,Tamil Nadu and theTelugu states.
- The board is drawn on the parapet inside the mahadwara of theChamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Betta (hill) inMysore, Karnataka
- This game helps people to develop strategy and the concept of teamwork by teaching that even though weak, if united, one can vanquish the stronger enemy as a team.
- This game is very similar to the Nepali game ofbagh-chal.
- పులిమేఁకాట [pulimē̃kāṭa] (the tiger and goat game) /పులిజూదము [pulijūdamu] (tiger gambling) – Telugu
- ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம் [āḍu puli āṭṭam] (the goat and tiger game) – Tamil
- ಹುಲಿಘಟ್ಟ [hulighaṭṭa] (tiger game) /ಆಡು-ಹುಲಿ [āḍu-huli] (goat-tiger) /ಹುಲಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿ [huli kaṭṭi] (encage the tiger) – Kannada
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