Aangan - Traditional Games

Providing the best enjoyment for your vacation.

Board games have long been a popular form of entertainment, captivating people of all ages and backgrounds. These timeless games bring friends and family together, fostering laughter, friendly competition, and unforgettable memories. Whether it's the strategic maneuvers of chess, the thrill of rolling dice in Monopoly, or the creative storytelling in Dungeons & Dragons, board games offer a unique and immersive experience. They challenge our critical thinking, decision-making skills, and teamwork abilities.

This designer resort is a tribute to the philosophy, culture & legacy of this ancient Vedic civilization which has existed for thousands of years and which has striking continuity with the culture & tradition practised in India even today. Inspired by this astonishing celestial event (later proven by modern scientists), our luxury resort in North Goa has been designed.

Board Games

A delightful way to engage with friends and family.

Chaupad

Chaupar or Pachisi is a race game that gained popularity in the West as Ludo and in the USA as 'Parcheesi - the Royal game of India'. Great kings like Akbar and Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadeyar were connoisseurs of this game, and there are probable references to this game in the epic of Mahabharata too. While Akbar had a life-size game etched in his courtyard in Fatehpur Sikri, Mummadi Wadeyar modified the 4-handed game to 8 and 12-handed games with spiritual implications.

Chaturanga

Chaturanga literally means "four angas" or limbs, which are symbolically represented by the four branches of an army: elephant (minister), horse, ship, and soldiers. The game developed during the Gupta period and came to be known as Shatranj, later evolving into Chess. Chaturanga is believed to be the common ancestor of chess, shogi, makruk, xiangqi, and janggi games.

Bagh Bakri

Bagh Bakri belongs to the family of hunt games involving prey and predator, with the prey being much larger in number than the predator. These games are found carved into stone slabs in historic monuments and temples across India. One of the variants of this game is known as Bagh Chal, which is also the national game of Nepal. In Europe, this game is known as Fox and Geese.

Navkankari

Navkankari translates to "nine pebbles" and shares commonalities with the game Tic-Tac-Toe. Like many other ancient games, this game and its variants have also been found carved into stone slabs in temples and other historic monuments all over the world. It is commonly known in Europe as Morris or Merels game.