Indian Ludo (Champul Game Online 2020) for Android

Champul is a Strategical board game where two to four players race their respective coins on a board of 5x5 squares to reach the inner most square. The movement of coins is controlled by throw of four cowrie shells, hence it is a game of chance. Since each player has four coins, he can decide which coin to move, hence it also comes under strategical games.

GAME MODES:

Online Multiplayer Mode

Single Player Modes

Offline Multiplayer Modes

Champul is a board game consisting of a 5x5 grid of squares.

Number of players required to play it?

It can be played with two to four players.

Each player has four coins distinguishable from coins of other players.

How do the coins move?

Movement of coins is anti-clockwise in outer squares and is clockwise in inner squares.

Each player starts from a square marked with home symbol and tries to reach the innermost square with all the coins.

Players use four cowrie shells as a dice.

The movement of coins depends on the number obtained by throwing four cowrie shells

All possible movement numbers are 1,2,3,4,8

How to win?

Player who reaches the innermost square first, with all four coins, wins.

Is there any action element?

yes. If a player's coin lands on a square having a single coin of another player then the coin of respective player is killed and is sent back to it's respective starting point.

Any scheme for extra turns?

A player gets an another turn to play if he gets either 4 or 8 from shells

A player gets an another turn to play if he cuts a coin of another player.

Also, if a coin of some player enters the innermost square then he gets an another chance to play.

This game is called by various names in different languages in different regions.

Gujarat - ISTO, Ahmedabad baji, Chomal Ishto, Ahmedabad Game, Kaangi chaala,

Amdavad, esto game, ishto game.

Madhya Pradesh - Kanna Dudi, Kaana Duaa, Cheeta, Kavidi Kali, Atthu, Chung

Maharashtra - Pat Sogayya, Pat Sogya, Champul, Champool, Kach kangri, Challas Aath

Andhra or Telangana - Koli kaDam, Ashta Chemma, Ashta Chamma

Ashta Changa Pe, Pachchisi, Pachisi, Ashtam changam.

Kannada - Gatta mane, Katta Mane, Mane Katte, Baara Atte, Chakka, Cat Mane,

Kerala - Pakidakali, Kavidi Kali in Malayalam

Tamilnadu - Daayam, Taayam, Aaru Katta Taayam, Nanku Katta Taayam, Tayam, Thayam

Karnataka - Chauka Baara, Chakaar, Chakaara, Chakka, Chawka Baara, Chauka Bhara,

Pagdi

Rajasthan - Challas, Changaabu, Ashta chama, Changa po, Ashta changa

Punjab - Khaddi Khadda, Dyootaardha

Bengal - Ashte Kashte and Ashta Kashte

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Dyootaardha - Samskrutam

Chauka Baara - Kannada - Old Mysuru region

Katte Mane - Kannada - Old Mysuru rural region

Gatta Mane - Kannada - Old Mysuru rural region

Chakaara - Kannada - North Karnataka

Chakka - Kannada - North Karnataka

Ashta Chemma - Telugu

Taayam / Daayam - Tamil

Nanku Katta Taayam - 5 House Chaukabara

Aaru Katta Taayam - 7 House Chaukabara

Changaabu - Rajasthan (Jaipur)

Challas - Rajasthan (Jaipur)

Pat Sogayya or Pat Sogya - Marathi (Kolhapur)

Challas Aath - Marathi (Nashik)

Kavidi Kali - Malayalam - Kerala

Kanna Dudi - Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Khaddi Khadda - Punjabi - Punjab

Baara Atte - 7 House Chaukabra - Konkani

Chomal Ishto - Gujarati