Episode #78 - Parcheesi - SelRight Games (1959)

A classic game that is so much fun to play! You think it's easy getting all 4 pawns into your home space, you've got another thing comin'!

[KattyKat]

Best instructions I’ve seen yet! Thank you!

[李文娟-ks]

Great vid here..but ya goofed up with the green pawn's starting space.
The proper one is the furthest from Home. 😉

[billypilgrim]

Good video. There's also a "home bonus" similar to the "capture bonus" you didn't mention. When you get one of your pawns home you get to move another one of your pawns 10 spaces.

[jeffreyscarbroughboardgame]

I have this game lol.i gave a copy to my ex boss from the job I quit lol

[artist]

The instructions say two pawns of a different color can never share a safety space. I understand that at the home space. But what about the other safety spaces.

[Warriorking.]

Very, very good video of a game I've never seen. I've heard of it of course, and played Ludo when I was a wee boy, but Parcheesi is a game I know nothing about.

Having mentioned Ludo, I strongly suspect it's a very close relative to this game, the similarities in the boards can't be a coincidence.

It's funny how you have only just discovered rules to this game you were unaware of before. When I played Ludo, we'd throw a six to get out onto the board, bump people, set up blocks, and finish by getting up the coloured track to Home. However I too discovered this isn't the half of it. While I can't find it right now, there's a video drifting about showing how the game should be played; it's way more tactical and skilful than I ever realised.

Anyway, I'm going on a bit here, I'll leave you in peace to plan your next video.

[Dizzy]

what happens if you're down to your last piece because the other 3 are home, you roll both dice and you get a number that makes that last piece land one space away from home. Do I move the piece one space from home and lock myself out of the game? Or do I skip my turn and wait to go again? Or is there something else that should be done?