Parcheesi - A dice-based, multi-player game where players move their pawns around the board, trying to avoid capture while they return their pawns to their home position.
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The Parcheesi game has been an American favorite since the mid 1800s, although the original version of the game was created in India in the fourth century A.D.
Parcheesi is counted among the category of games called cross and circle games.
Parcheesi was played in Victorian parlors and farmhouse kitchens by adults and children alike.