12 BEADS

 

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OBJECTIVE 12 BEADS: The goal of the game is to be the first player in eliminating all the beads (pawns) of the opponent player.

NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 Players

MATERIALS: A board of 12 Beads, 24 beads (12 for each player)

TYPE OF GAME: Strategy Board Game

AUDIENCE: All Ages

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INTRODUCTION TO 12 BEADS

12 Beads is a traditional strategy board game that is believed to be having its roots in the South Asian region. It has various names in different regions, for instance, in Pakistan and India, it is called “Bara Tehni.” In Bangladesh, it is called “Baro Guti,” and other regions has its name according to their local language as the translation of twelve beads or pawns. It’s a two-player board game. 우리카지노

CONTENTS

A 12 Beads game board is a square-shaped board with 16 mini boxes, one large diamond crossing through these boxes. Each mini box consists of four positions at its corners where beads/pawns can be placed. 

As it is a multiplayer game, both players have 12 beads/pawns with their desired color. For instance, player one chooses 12 beads of red color, whereas the player two chooses the other 12 beads of green color. 

SETUP

The board forms 25 slots or positions where these beads can be placed. Player one places its beads in either upper or lower side of the board but not both. The same goes for the player two as he/she also has to place their beads on the opposite side to the player one formation. As you can see in the photo above, the center position remains empty at the start of the game.

HOW TO PLAY

Each player has to move one of its beads at its turn, and the very first player who moves its bead is decided through a coin toss. The winner of the toss becomes the first player to move one of his/her beads. Each player can move its beads alongside the positions on the board by following through the vertical or horizontal lines.

Since the goal of the game is to eliminate all the beads/pawns of the opponent player, let’s see how a player can eliminate other’s beads. A player can eliminate the opponent’s bead if his/her bead found an empty position (no beads at a position) after the position of an opponent’s bead.

Let’s see some images to have more insights about the game rules. In the following image, player two (green) has moved one of its beads. Since it’s the start of the game and there is only one position on the center that is left, he/she was to move the bead to that position surely.