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HUNT GAMES By Vinita Sidhartha A fascinating aspect of Indian traditional games is the sheer variety. When we talk about variety, I speak not just of the different kinds of boards or the types of dice and the different rules of the game, but different genres of games where the very thinking, the very ethos of the game, the very philosophy of the game is different. And one such is the hunting game. Broadly, traditional games can be categorized into: 1. Race games such as Paramapadam. where the winner is the person who gets to end first 2. Games of alignment which require the players to get three or four game pieces in a row 3. Cross and circle games like Chaupad which require the player to circle a board and move all game pieces to safety In some cases, people add strategy games that involve strategic thinking and planning. However, as strategy is a part of almost every game, this section merely gets subdivided again.
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