Ashta Chowka Bara with Snakes and Ladder

Ashta Chowka Bara with Snakes and Ladders Features:

• • One Board & Two Games: Each side is carefully crafted with High quality materials & traditional prints to create two separate game boards. One side features the vibrant, serpentine twists of Snakes & Ladders, while the other side reveals the colourful, strategic paths of Ashta Chowka Bara.
  • Strategic & Skill: Players can embark on a journey through the ups and downs of Snakes & Ladders or strategize their way across the Chowka Bara, racing to be the first to bring their pieces home. This set is not just about fun; it’s a great tool for developing strategic thinking, problem-solving skills, making it an excellent choice for players of all ages.
  • Quality & Durability: The premium wooden materials, ensuring a long-lasting and reusable gaming experience.
  • Storage & Portability: Comes with a durable box for storing the board, shells, pawns & game accessories, making it easy to take the fun on the go.

About Ashta Chowka Bara

Ashta Chowka Bara is an exciting and engaging indoor game that is popular in India. It involves rolling cowrie shells to determine the next move. This game not only tests players’ patience, strategy, and critical thinking skills, but it is also a great way to bring family and friends together and create lasting memories.

• To start the game, each player places their pawns on their respective sides. A pawn can only enter the board when a player rolls the required number of cowrie shells.
• Pawns move along a fixed anticlockwise concentric path around the board, starting from the player’s entry point. The number rolled on the cowrie shells determines the number of spaces a pawn can move.
• If a player lands on a space occupied by an opponent’s pawn, the opponent’s pawn is sent back to its starting point. Capturing an opponent’s pawn is mandatory to enter the second inner circle and follow the directional arrows.
• Players earn an extra turn:
  •  If they capture an opponent’s pawn or
  • Roll a 4 (4 shells), 8 (8 shells), 6 (6 shells), or 12 (12 shells).
• Certain spaces, marked with Rangoli-printed blocks in the outer and second circles, are designated as safe zones. You cannot capture opponent’s pawn in these spaces. However, the innermost circle does not have safe zones.
• Winner – Pawns must reach the center square with an exact roll. The player must roll the exact number requires to reach the center. If the number exceeds, the player must wait untill the exact number is rolled during their turns. The first player to move all 6 (or 4, depending on the variant) pawns to the center square wins the game.

About Snakes & Ladders

Embark on an exciting journey with this classic board game, designed for players of all ages.

• To start the game, each participant begins the adventure by placing their Pawn on the starting square.
• Players take turns rolling the die, advancing their Pawn forward by the corresponding number of spaces.
• The game introduces an element of strategy and surprise through its ladders and snakes. Landing at the base of a ladder propels you forward to the top, offering a quick boost toward the finish. However, beware of the snakes. If you land on a square with a snake’s head, you must slide back to its tail, losing valuable progress.
• Winner – The goal is to reach square 100, but there’s a catch- you need to roll the exact number to land on the final square, keeping the suspense alive until the very last moment. It’s actually thrilling, snake and ladder promises hours of fun and friendly completion for family and friends.