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Evidence for Smasandyutakankarikrida (Large Triangles)
1 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.1976
Type Contemporary rule description
Location 19°51'38.91"N, 75°20'35.95"E
Date 1871-01-01 - 1871-12-31
Rules 5x5 intersecting lines, with diagonals in the four quadrants. Triangles on opposite sides of the board, with the apex intersecting with the midpoint of the side. A line from the apex bisecting the base, and a line bisecting this line and the opposite sides of the triangle. Triangle expanded on each side to include eight points.
Content From a description of games in the Kridakausalya by Harikrsna: "The KK also records some variants of this game. Either, the two triangles attached to the right and left sides of the square are enlarged so as to consist of 8 spaces each..." Bock-Raming 1995: 122.
Confidence 100
Spaces Outside
Source Bock-Raming, A. 1995. "The Literary Sources of Indian Chess and Related Board Games." In A. de Voogt (ed.), New Approaches to Board Games Research: Asian Origins and Future Perspectives. Leiden: International Institute for Asian Studies.
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