Peralikatuma
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Peralikatuma is a two-player abstract strategy board game
from Sri Lanka
. It is a game related to draughts
and Alquerque
as players hop over one another's pieces when capturing them. But its actual closest relatives are Sixteen Soldiers
and Kotu Ellima
which are also games from the Indian Subcontinent. All three games use the same board which consist of an Alquerque board, and attached on each of its four sides is a triangular patterned board. The only difference between the three games is in the number of pieces. In Sixteen Soldiers, each player has 16 pieces hence the name of the game. In Peralikatuma, each player has 23 pieces. In Kotu Ellima, each player has 24 pieces.
The game is also related to Terhuchu
from northeast India, and Permainan-Tabal
from Indonesia.
The game is also spelled as Perali Kotuma.
If neither player can make a move, the game is a draw.
Each player initially has 23 pieces. One plays black, and the other plays white, however, any two colors will suffice.
2. Each players pieces are initially set up on the first four ranks of their side of the board, and on the triangle patterned board to the right of the player.
3. A piece moves one space per turn in any direction following the pattern on the board onto an unoccupied point on the board.
4. A piece can capture an enemy piece in any direction by the short leap as in draughts or Alquerque. The player's piece must be adjacent to the enemy piece, and leap over it onto a vacant point on the other side. The leap must be in a straight line following the pattern on the board. The same piece can continue to capture and even change direction to capture provided capturing requirements are satisfied. Captures are compulsory. A piece must continue to capture if it is able to do so. Captured pieces are removed from the board.
5. If a player has more than one option to capture, then the player can choose any one (and only one) of them.
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. It is a game related to draughts
Draughts
Draughts is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. Draughts developed from alquerque...
and Alquerque
Alquerque
Alquerque is a strategy board game that is thought to have originated in the Middle East. It is considered to have been the parent of draughts and Fanorona.-History:...
as players hop over one another's pieces when capturing them. But its actual closest relatives are Sixteen Soldiers
Sixteen Soldiers
Sixteen Soldiers is a two-player abstract strategy board game from Sri Lanka. It also comes from India under the name Cows and Leopards. The game is similar to draughts and Alquerque as players hop over one another's pieces to capture them...
and Kotu Ellima
Kotu Ellima
Kotu Ellima is a two-player abstract strategy board game from Sri Lanka and India. The game is similar to draughts and Alquerque as players hop over one another's pieces to capture them. However, unlike draughts and standard Alquerque, the game is played on an expanded Alquerque board consisting...
which are also games from the Indian Subcontinent. All three games use the same board which consist of an Alquerque board, and attached on each of its four sides is a triangular patterned board. The only difference between the three games is in the number of pieces. In Sixteen Soldiers, each player has 16 pieces hence the name of the game. In Peralikatuma, each player has 23 pieces. In Kotu Ellima, each player has 24 pieces.
The game is also related to Terhuchu
Terhuchu
Terhuchu is a two-player abstract strategy board game from India, and specifically from Assam and Angami. Another spelling for the game is Terhiichii. The game is similar to draughts and Alquerque as players hop over one another's pieces to capture them...
from northeast India, and Permainan-Tabal
Permainan-Tabal
Permainan-Tabal is a two-player abstract strategy board game from Indonesia specifically from the island of Java. The game is sometimes referred to as a cross between Alquerque and Draughts. It is essentially Draughts played on an expanded Alquerque board...
from Indonesia.
The game is also spelled as Perali Kotuma.
Goal
To capture all the opponent's pieces, or to block the opponent's pieces so that they cannot move.If neither player can make a move, the game is a draw.
Equipment
The board consist of an Alquerque board, and attached to each of the four sides of the Alquerque board is a triangular patterned board. There are 49 intersections on the board, and the pieces are played on those intersections.Each player initially has 23 pieces. One plays black, and the other plays white, however, any two colors will suffice.
Game Play and Rules
1. Players decide what colors to play, and who starts first. Players alternate their turns, and only use one piece to either move or capture per turn.2. Each players pieces are initially set up on the first four ranks of their side of the board, and on the triangle patterned board to the right of the player.
3. A piece moves one space per turn in any direction following the pattern on the board onto an unoccupied point on the board.
4. A piece can capture an enemy piece in any direction by the short leap as in draughts or Alquerque. The player's piece must be adjacent to the enemy piece, and leap over it onto a vacant point on the other side. The leap must be in a straight line following the pattern on the board. The same piece can continue to capture and even change direction to capture provided capturing requirements are satisfied. Captures are compulsory. A piece must continue to capture if it is able to do so. Captured pieces are removed from the board.
5. If a player has more than one option to capture, then the player can choose any one (and only one) of them.
Related Games
- Sixteen SoldiersSixteen SoldiersSixteen Soldiers is a two-player abstract strategy board game from Sri Lanka. It also comes from India under the name Cows and Leopards. The game is similar to draughts and Alquerque as players hop over one another's pieces to capture them...
- Kotu EllimaKotu EllimaKotu Ellima is a two-player abstract strategy board game from Sri Lanka and India. The game is similar to draughts and Alquerque as players hop over one another's pieces to capture them. However, unlike draughts and standard Alquerque, the game is played on an expanded Alquerque board consisting...
- Permainan-TabalPermainan-TabalPermainan-Tabal is a two-player abstract strategy board game from Indonesia specifically from the island of Java. The game is sometimes referred to as a cross between Alquerque and Draughts. It is essentially Draughts played on an expanded Alquerque board...
- TerhuchuTerhuchuTerhuchu is a two-player abstract strategy board game from India, and specifically from Assam and Angami. Another spelling for the game is Terhiichii. The game is similar to draughts and Alquerque as players hop over one another's pieces to capture them...
- DraughtsDraughtsDraughts is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. Draughts developed from alquerque...
- AlquerqueAlquerqueAlquerque is a strategy board game that is thought to have originated in the Middle East. It is considered to have been the parent of draughts and Fanorona.-History:...
External links
- http://designwithfragrance.com/peralikatuma.html
- http://www.manqala.org/wiki/index.php/Llibret/Alquerc