Aeroplane chess is a Chinese cross-and-circle board game, literally called aviation game or flying chess, and it is similar to the Western game of Ludo and the Indian game of Pachisi. It was developed in the 20th century and features airplanes as pieces instead of the more abstract pawns and beehive-shaped pieces found in the games from which it is derived. Because it descends from Ludo and Pachisi, it belongs to the same cross-and-circle family of board games as those two. Aeroplane chess has since spread around the world, especially in Africa.
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Player CountWikipedia infobox (Aeroplane chess) players field: '2–4' Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Wikipedia infobox (Aeroplane chess) players field: '2–4' Sport
Game Type (category) Game Type (category) Game TypeCross-and-circle board game 1 Connections
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Ludo, Games Source Ludo (board game) (Wikipedia)
Derived From
Ludo, Games Wikipedia states the inventor is unknown and that the game may have been developed directly from Ludo.
Source Aeroplane chess (Wikipedia)
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is a Chinese cross-and-circle board game similar to the Western game of Ludo and the Indian game of Pachisi.
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Derived From: Ludo, History and implementation
The inventor of aeroplane chess is not known, but it may have been developed directly from Ludo.
Associated With: Pachisi, Lead
is a Chinese cross-and-circle board game similar to the Western game of Ludo and the Indian game of Pachisi.
View the SourceLudo (board game) (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Ludo, Variants section, Chinese subsectionQuote, Associated With: Ludo, Variants section, Chinese subsection
Chinese cross-and-circle board game derived from Ludo
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