The legends of the Panjâb

244 LEGENDS OP THE PANJAB.
tho squares, kliinas. On this board are played two games, both often
called chaupwr ;
but teohuioally one which is played with dice is called
pMhsd, and the other which is played with hauris is called yacASsl]
[The game with dice, or pMhsd, is played with 3 dice called p/idmsAs or d&ls,
and IG men or nards. The men are distributed 4 to each arm of the cross,
and are painted red, green, yellow and black. The dice are 2| inches long
and i inch square at the ends. Their 4 faces (mulchs) are marked 1,2,5
and l). Thus .,:,:.',:::. Ph&hsA requires 2 players, one of
whom takes the red and yellow men, and the other the green and
black. The game is played by repeated throws of the dice and moving
the men accordingly, until the whole of them on one side are moved into
the large square in the centre of the board. This generally takes soma
time and requires considerable skill in adjusting the moves to the throws.
Gambling can be carried on by betting on the various throws and on the
result of the game. The technicalities of the game are as follows :— luthe
dice the ace (1) is called poran ; the deuce (2) do ; the five p&hch and the
six cM. A throw of the dice is called d(Jo to throw the dice is pAilmsd
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plienknA : to count the throws is d&o ginnd : to bet, or fix the throw is
idmi hadhnd or dS,o iadhnS, : and to settle the stakes is shait lagAnd.
It is important also fgr these legends to note the technical names for the
various throws of the dice which are 20 in number.
Thus :—
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