Lambs and tigers explained
| Lambs and tigers game |
| Genre: | Board game
Leopard hunt game |
| Players: | 2 |
| Aka: | Pulijudam or Puli meka aata (Telugu), Aadu puli aatam (Tamil), Huli Katti or Aadu Huli Aata (Kannada) |
| Setup Time: | < 1 min |
| Playing Time: | < 1 hour |
| Random Chance: | None |
| Skills: | Strategy |
The lambs and tigers game, locally referred as the game of goats and tigers (Telugu: Puli-mē̃ka āṭa, Tamil: Āḍu-puli āṭṭam, Kannada: Āḍu-huli āṭa), is a strategic, two-player (or 2 teams) leopard hunt game that is played in south India. The game is asymmetric in that one player controls three tigers and the other player controls up to 15 lambs/goats. The tigers 'hunt' the goats while the goats attempt to block the tigers' movements.[1]
Trivia
- This is the ancient game played in the southern part of India, especially in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and the Telugu states.
- The board is drawn on the parapet inside the mahadwara of the Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Betta (hill) in Mysore, Karnataka
- This game helps people to develop strategy and the concept of teamwork by teaching that even though weak, if united, one can vanquish the stronger enemy as a team.
- This game is very similar to the Nepali game of Bagh-Chal.
Names
- పులిమేఁకాట [pulimē̃kāṭa] (the tiger and goat game) / పులిజూదము [pulijūdamu] (tiger gambling) – Telugu
- ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம் [āḍu puli āṭṭam] (the goat and tiger game) – Tamil
- ಹುಲಿಘಟ್ಟ [hulighaṭṭa] (tiger game) / ಆಡು-ಹುಲಿ [āḍu-huli] (goat-tiger) / ಹುಲಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿ [huli kaṭṭi] (encage the tiger) – Kannada
See also
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2022-07-26 . Aadu Puli Aatam: The 'tiger and goat' game in Tamil Nadu's temples . 2023-10-11 . The Bridge . en . 2023-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231012135153/https://thebridge.in/straight-out-of-pages/tiger-goat-game-tamil-nadu-temples-33661 . live .
