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Encyclopedia ID 1098

Parchís

Also known as Ludo · Spanish Ludo

Illustration pattern only. No free-licence photograph yet: can you suggest one?

Cross-and-circle dice race with barriers and captures; the Spanish board-game staple.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Spain.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mediterranean.

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