chinese checkers rules with throwing dice

#Chinese checkers rules with throwing dice full#

No piece of any player may move through a blockade, including pieces of the blockade owner. A blockade is formed when two pieces of a single player occupy the same space.The exception is the safe space used when a piece leaves its nest - a single piece occupying such a safe space is sent back to its nest when an opponent's piece leaves the nest and occupies the space. A piece may not be placed on a safe space (generally colored light blue) if it is occupied by an opponent's piece.When a piece ends its move on the same space as an opponent's piece, the opponent's piece is sent back to its nest.If the player is unable to use all of the roll, the player doesn't get another roll. When the player rolls doubles, the player rolls again after moving, provided all of the doubles roll was used.This can only be done if all four pieces are out of the nest. Note that the sum of numbers on the opposite sides of a die is always seven, so with doubles, there are a total of fourteen spaces to move. The player may distribute these four moves among one, two, three, or four pieces. With a roll of doubles, the player makes four moves, one for each of the numbers on top of the two dice and one for each of the numbers on the bottoms.All die moves must be taken before the application of any extra rewards for sending an opponent to their nest or moving a piece to its home position.If either can be used, the player must use the larger die. If a player cannot use both dice, the player must use one of the dice, if possible.All die rolls must be taken and may not be voluntarily forfeited by a player.

#Chinese checkers rules with throwing dice full#

For example, if a double two is rolled and an opponent's piece lies on a cream space two spaces in front of the piece you wish to move the full four, you would move the piece two, and then two again, allowing the opponent's piece to be captured.

When moving a single piece the total of two dice the turn is taken in increments, allowing pieces to be captured along the way.

If no move is possible, the turn is forfeited.

In the case of a non-doubles roll, a player may move one or two pieces, either one piece by each of the numbers on the two dice or one piece by the total.

A double five can be used to move two pieces from the nest simultaneously.

Pieces may only leave the nest with a roll of a five on a single die or the sum of the dice.

Only pieces not in the nest may move forward on the board.

Ī player rolls the dice and must use the topmost facing die pip values shown to move their pieces around the board in one of the following ways:

Pieces move from the nest to the colored starting space to the left of the nest, per rules in the following section.

The order of players' turns moves to the next player on the current player's left.

The player with the lowest roll goes first.

Each player rolls a single die to determine player order.

Each player positions their four single colored pieces in their respective starting nest.Each corner of the board contains one player's nest, or starting area. The most popular Parcheesi boards in America have 68 spaces around the edge of the board, 12 of which are darkened safe spaces. Parcheesi is typically played with two dice, four pieces per player and a gameboard with a track around the outside, four corner spaces and four home paths leading to a central end space. Parcheesi is a brand-name American adaptation of the Indian cross and circle board game Pachisi, published by Selchow & Righter and Winning Moves Games USA. Abstract strategy board game A game of Parcheesi in progress