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Unknown Game

This photograph was taken in August 1996 at a hill temple near Khejarala, Rajesthan, India. Carved into the rock is the board for a game. It is a five by five grid of squares, five of the square have crosses in them.

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"It is giant noughts and crosses."

Aimee, Malvern St James Girls School
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

 

"It is played like LUDO. 2 - 4 players. The squares with crosses in them are the 'home' where each player starts and try to get all 4 counters into the middle square by going all the way around."

Sarita Hiremath, Reading, UK
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

 

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