Cross and Circle are a family of board games played throughout the world. They are generally played on boards which usually feature a circle divided into four equal portions by a cross inscribed inside it. In modern boards, the circle may be collapsed onto the cross. Markers are moved around spaces drawn on the circle and on the cross, with the goal being the first player to move all of their markers all the way around the board. The oldest known...
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Cross and Circle are a family of board games played throughout the world. They are generally played on boards which usually feature a circle divided into four equal portions by a cross inscribed inside it. In modern boards, the circle may be collapsed onto the cross. Markers are moved around spaces drawn on the circle and on the cross, with the goal being the first player to move all of their markers all the way around the board. The oldest known version is Pachisi, which has been played in India since the first millennium BC. In Europe the best known version of the game is Ludo, while in North America it is better known as Parcheesi.
The board may be seen as a mandala symbol showing Heaven and Earth, or the self and the four directions signifying the Universe. The Korean yut game may have been used for divination.
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