Parchessi Royal Edition

Parchessi Royal Edition Features:

• Ages 8+
• For 2 to 4 players
• Takes direction well; needs punishment only rarely
• Great game that is a classic and children can play with their friends or family

Remember that classic, colorful game of Parchessi from years past? Well now it's back and with the dice cups! The Royal Edition Parcheesi from Winning Moves features the original game board and packaging of Parcheesi, the cherished look and feel that will surely bring back fond memories. In Parcheesi Royal Edition, players race to get all of their pawns into the center home space. Watch out for blockades and captures or be sent back to the starting point!

Parcheesi is an American adaptation of the Indian Cross and Circle game Pachisi. Created in India around 500 BC, the game is often subtitled Royal Game of India because royalty supposedly played using costumed dancers as pawns on large outdoor boards. The game and it's variants are known worldwide; for example, a similar game called Parchis is especially popular in Spain, and Parques is a Colombian variant. The German name is "Mensch argere dich nicht" (English: "Man, don't get mad").

The object is to get all 4 of your pawns back home to win. But you'll need to watch out for your opponents because they can send you right back to your starting place! Classic gameplay features along with bonus moves and lucky doublets make the Parcheesi board game an unpredictable and thrilling race to the finish every time you play! Parcheesi - Royal Edition has a classic look and feel that commonly appeals more to adult gamers as opposed to other versions that are more visually appealing to young ones.

Board Game Contains:

• 8 dice
• 4 dice cups
• 16 wooden pawns
• Deluxe wood board
• Illustrated instructions