the number of shells resting with the aperture upward indicating the number of spaces to move.

The name of the game is derived from the Hindi word , meaning 'twenty-five', the largest score that can be thrown with the cowrie shells; thus this game is also known by the name Twenty-Five. There are other versions of this game where the largest score that can be thrown is thirty.

In addition to chaupar, there are similar games that have originated around the

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