Description
The LUDOS Collection was born to preserve games of the past, for the generations of the future.
The first volume, LUDOS Asia features four, 2-player strategy games from Japan, Mongolia, Nepal and Korea.
Includes the games:
Yut (Korea)
Yut is a horse racing game from Korea with roots going back almost 2000 years. In centuries past, it was primarily used for gambling, but today, many Korean families gather to play Yut as a fun activity during Chinese New Year.
Hasami Shogi (Japan)
Hasami Shogi, often called “Scissor Chess”, is a variant of the Japanese game Shogi. The name comes from the way players capture enemy pieces between two of their own pieces.
Bagh Chal (Nepal)
Bagh Chal is a 1000-year-old board game, native to Nepal. Originally, people would carve the board’s 5×5 grid into sand or stone, and use pebbles as game pieces. The theme of the game mimicked the threat of tigers on the hunt for animals that strayed from the herd.
Jarmo (Mongolia)
Jarmo is a war game with roots tracing back to the Turkic peoples (Tatars) of the 8th century Mongol Empire. In the game, two players assume the roles of opposing armies, whose archers are trying to infiltrate the enemy camp.