aadu Puli aattam means game between aadu and Puli. Aadu is a goat and Puli is a tiger.
Hence this game is the game between goats and tigers. There are three tigers and 15 goats in this game.
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Variants
These are the variants for this game.
“Meka puli aata” (Telugu) or “Aadu puli aatam”(Tamil), or Aadu Huli aata (Kannada) or Pulijudam
Game Origin
This game is a two player game or two team game which originated in Tamil Nadu.
it is played in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
It is one of those traditional games which work design in such a way that they developed human intellect.
You can find that this game is etched in the stone in the olden homes in tamilnadu.
This game is etched in the parapet inside the mahadwara the chamundeshwari temple on top of the chamundi Betta hill in Mysore Karnataka.
There is evidence that Tamils taught Aadi Pulli Aatam to the Dutch.
The grid used to play the game, comprising rectangles and triangles, was found engraved on a well-burnt brick in a fort in Tamil Nadu. (1)
Aadi Pulli Aatam is a Traditional game. This game was played in the rainy season.
This was an indoor game which was perfect for the rains.
This game was played by both men and women.
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Components
Rules and Objectives of the Game
The rules of the game is very simple. The rules of the game is simple yet this is one of the games which requires on the spot thinking lot of strategizing and it’s really really fun.
How to Play the Game / Strategy
aadu Puli aattam game of the tigers and goats.
The Tigers want to eat the goats and The goats surround the tigers.
There three tigers which start of at the apex of the board.
There are 15 goats which are in a different colour.
board has many lines which intersect . The goats and tigers are placed on these intersections.
bhoot tigers and The goats along the lines over the intersections.
Now when we start of all the three tigers on the board.
The second player of the second team will start placing The goats one by one on the intersection of the lines.
The Tigers want to eat The goats.
The goat does not want to be eaten so the goats can block a tiger by surrounding the tiger on all sides.
In order to eat a goat or a tiger has to jump over a goat on an intersection which is empty.
Tiger cannot jump over a tiger.
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Benefits of playing this game ( for kids and elders
This game promotes cooperation and interaction between individuals. .
Playing this game has known to release tension and it is one of about old traditional games of India. (2)
Playing this game kids can develop strategy to learn how how we can win over someone who is very strong if they work together as a team.
It is amazing how the olden traditional games improved strategy, critical reasoning, thinking learning.
