parcheesi
Noun: A modern board game for two to four players, based on the traditional Indian game Pachisi. Players move their pieces around a cross-shaped board according to dice rolls, with the objective of getting all their pieces to the center.
"Parcheesi" is used as a proper noun to refer to this specific board game. It is typically treated as a singular, uncountable noun when referring to the game itself. * We played Parcheesi all afternoon. * Do you know the rules to Parcheesi? * This Parcheesi set is missing two pieces.
The name is often used generically to refer to similar cross-and-circle board games derived from Pachisi. * Many "roll and move" games are essentially commercial variations of Parcheesi.
- Pachisi (noun): The ancient Indian game from which Parcheesi is derived.
- Ludo (noun): A simplified British version of the same game family.
- Board game (noun): The general category to which Parcheesi belongs.
- Board game
- Table game
While there are no direct idioms, the game's mechanics inspire metaphorical phrases. * Sent back to start: This common outcome in Parcheesi is used metaphorically to describe a major setback. * After the project failed, we were sent back to start.
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a modern board game based on pachisi
