The Lambs and Tigers Game locally referred as the Game of Goats and Tigers ( ta, Aadu puli aatam,
te, Meka puli aata, kn, Aadu Huli aata) or Pulijudam, is a strategic, two-player (or 2 teams)
leopard hunt game that is played in south
India
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. The game is asymmetric in that one player controls three tigers and the other player controls up to 15 lambs/goats. The tigers 'hunt' the goats while the goats attempt to block the tigers' movements.
Trivia
* This is the ancient game played in southern part of India especially in the states of
Andhra Pradesh
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,
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
and
Tamil Nadu
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.
* The board is drawn on parapet inside the mahadwara of the
Chamundeshwari temple
The Chamundeshwari Temple is a Hindu temple located on the top of Chamundi Hills about 13 km from the palace city of Mysuru in the state of Karnataka in India. The temple was named after Chamundeshwari or, the fierce form of Shakti, a tut ...
atop Chamundi Betta (hill) in
Mysore
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, Karnataka
* This game helps people to develop strategy and concept of teamwork by teaching that even though weak, if united, one can vanquish the stronger enemy as a team.
* This game is very similar to the Korean game of
Yut
Yut Nori, also known as Yunnori, Nyout, and Yoot, is a traditional board game played in Korea, especially during Korean New Year. The game is also called ''cheok-sa'' or ''sa-hee''. The combining-form ''-nori'' means 'game'.
Although the origins ...
.
Names
* '' Aadu Puli Attam'' (The Goat and Tiger Game) – Tamil
* ''Puli-Meka / Puli Joodamu'' (Tiger Gambling) – Telugu
* ''Huli Ghatta'' (Tiger Game) or ''Adu Huli'' (Goat Tiger), ''Huli Katti'' (Encage the tiger) – Kannada
See also
* ''
Bagh-Chal''
Gallery
File:Pulijudam type -1.jpg, Game type -1
File:Pulijudam type-2.jpg, Game type -2
File:Pulijudam type-3.jpg, Game type -3
External links
Desktop version of Aadu Puli Aatam Game
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Android Game – āduhuli – Tiger and Goat Android version of Aadu puli Atam Free GameAadu Puli Aattam Online game
Traditional board games
Abstract strategy games