Cross and circle is a
board game
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Many board games feature a co ...
design used for
race games
Race game is a large category of board games, in which the object is to be the first to move all one's pieces to the end of a track. This is both the earliest type of board game known, with implements and representations dating back to at least t ...
played throughout the world. The design of most
cross and circle game
Cross and circle is a board game design used for race games played throughout the world.
Design
The basic design comprises a circle divided into four equal portions by a cross inscribed inside it like four spokes in a wheel; the classic exam ...
s involves a
circle
A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. Equivalently, it is the curve traced out by a point that moves in a plane so that its distance from a given point is con ...
divided into four equal portions by a cross inscribed inside it; the classic example of this design is the
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
n game
Yut. However, the term "cross and circle" is typically widened to include boards that replace the circle with a square, and
cruciform
Cruciform is a term for physical manifestations resembling a common cross or Christian cross. The label can be extended to architectural shapes, biology, art, and design.
Cruciform architectural plan
Christian churches are commonly describe ...
boards that collapse the circle onto the cross; all three types are
topologically equivalent.
The
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n game
Pachisi
Pachisi (, Hindustani: əˈtʃiːsiː is a cross and circle board game that originated in Ancient India. It is described in the ancient text ''Mahabharata'' under the name of "Pasha". It is played on a board shaped like a symmetrical cross. A ...
and its many descendants are perhaps the most well-known of all cross and circle games.
Not all cross and circle games are descended from Pachisi; there are numerous examples of other similar games independently developed in other cultures.
List of games
See also
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List of board games
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Single-player board games
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Cross and circle games
Cross and circle is a board game design used for race games played throughout the world.
Design
The basic design comprises a circle divided into four equal portions by a cross inscribed inside it like four spokes in a wheel; the classic exam ...
Cross and circle games
Cross and circle is a board game design used for race games played throughout the world.
Design
The basic design comprises a circle divided into four equal portions by a cross inscribed inside it like four spokes in a wheel; the classic exam ...