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Shatranj Diwana Shah

Shatranj Diwana Shah

(Public Domain) · 1800
245 minKidsCouplesStrategy
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This game originated in India and it is played on a Chess board using a full set of black Chess pieces, representing the Sepoys, against a single white piece, the Maharajah.

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This game originated in India and it is played on a Chess board using a full set of black Chess pieces, representing the Sepoys, against a single white piece, the Maharajah. The Sepoy player's goal is to checkmate the Maharajah, while the Maharajah player seeks to checkmate the Sepoy's king.

The black pieces begin the game in the same positions as in a standard game of Chess. Pawn promotion and castling are not permitted. The Maharajah starts on any square in the first three rows, and is moved like a knight or queen.

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KidsCouplesStrategy
Play time
45 min
Players
2
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Shatranj Diwana Shah is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~45 minutes, featuring grid movement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Shatranj Diwana Shah — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
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Shatranj Diwana Shah is played by 2 players.
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A game of Shatranj Diwana Shah takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
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