{"product_id":"baghchal","title":"Bagh Chal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBagh Chal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a traditional abstract game that is popular in Nepal. The name roughly translates to \"Tigers Moving\". It is an abstract strategy game with an asymmetric setup, i.e. a different number of pieces per side (like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/2932\/hnefatafl\"\u003eHnefatafl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand its ilk). One opponent plays four tiger pieces and the other plays twenty goats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe board bears a passing resemblance to a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/2393\/xiangqi\"\u003eChinese Chess\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eboard in that the pieces move along lines from intersection to intersection. However, the gameplay is more similar to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/11464\/alquerque\"\u003eAlquerque\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/2083\/checkers\"\u003eCheckers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/2083\/checkers\"\u003eDraughts\u003c\/a\u003e. At the start of the game, there are four tigers on the board while there are no goats. The goat player places his\/her pieces on the board one by one wherever they choose, with the tiger player getting a move between each placing. Once all the goats are on the board, the two players take turns moving one of their pieces one space. A tiger can alternatively capture a single goat by jumping over it in a line to an empty space. The tigers win if they can capture five goats. The goal for the goats (who cannot make captures) is to hem the tigers in, giving them no opportunity to move or jump.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is one variant from a family of similar Asian games played with varying numbers of tigers\/leopards\/goats\/cows\/etc and varying board topologies.\u003cbr\u003eSee also\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/13755\/cows-and-leopards\"\u003eCows and Leopards\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/10213\/fox-and-geese\"\u003eFox and Geese\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGames played on exactly the same board layout (same lines connecting the intersections and same size) include the traditional Spanish\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/11464\/alquerque\"\u003eAlquerque\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Fanoron-Dimy, the smaller variant of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/4386\/fanorona\"\u003eFanorona\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom Madagascar. See the according image galleries of these games.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40162397257783,"sku":"LMGBC002","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/9195\/2951\/files\/pic49485.jpg?v=1685469521","url":"https:\/\/isleofgamesaz.com\/products\/baghchal","provider":"Isle of Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}