Play.
The games from these pages, playable. Two apps for Android today; versions for the browser are on their way.
Ready to play
Kori.
কড়ি
Ludo, Snakes and Ladders (with the old 72-square board), Pachisi, Chaupar and Ganj. Against the computer at three levels, or two to four people on one phone, up to six in Ganj.
Android, from Google Play. The browser version at kori.gutikhela.com is on its way.
Ready to play
Chaal.
চাল
Chess and Sheep vs Tigers (Bagh-bandi), and one chess puzzle a day. Against the computer at three levels, or two people on one phone.
Android, from Google Play. The browser version at chaal.gutikhela.com is on its way.
Every day
Kori · every day
Today's table
A new Ganj game every day. Everyone who sits down at that day's table gets the same dice.
Sit down in KoriChaal · every day
Today's puzzle
One chess position a day, the same for everyone: checkmate in one, two or three moves. Solve it to start a streak.
Solve it in ChaalSeven games, two apps.
Each name opens Google Play for the app that plays it; each story tells where the game comes from.
- Ludo লুডু A 6 brings a piece out. Land on a lone piece and it goes back to its yard. Kori Read the story
- Snakes and Ladders সাপ লুডু The hundred-square board, and the old 72-square Gyan Chaupar (জ্ঞান চৌপর), where square 68 is Vaikuntha. Kori Read the story
- Pachisi পঁচিশি Six cowrie shells instead of a die. A throw of 6, 10 or 25 is a grace throw. Kori Read the story
- Chaupar চৌপর Pachisi's board with three long stick dice marked 1, 2, 5 and 6, as at Akbar's court. Kori Read the story
- Ganj গঞ্জ A race along a 64-square spiral to the Mughal treasure, on two dice, for two to six players. Kori Read the story
- Chess দাবা The full rules, against the computer at three levels, and a puzzle every day. Chaal Read the story
- Sheep vs Tigers বাঘবন্দি Bagh-bandi: two tigers against twenty sheep. The sheep win by hemming both tigers in. Chaal Read the story
Learn first.
Every game in the apps starts with a guided first game. If you like to read first, the stories are here.