Pasuvum Puliyum

Pasum Puliyum is a traditional Tamils' game. It is a strategic, dash board two players game like chess. The game is asymmetric in that one player controls three tigers and the opponent player controls up to 15 cows. Tigers 'Hunt' the cows while the cows attempt to block the tigers movement. This game is also called as aadu puli or puli aaddam.

The board diagram:

The above figure shows the board diagram of the game.

How to Play

This is the traditional method to play the game. Traditionally 3 pulis(tigers) and 15 pasus(cows) are participated.

• The pieces must be put at the intersection of the board lines and the move should follow these lines
• Start the game with 3 pulis(tigers) are placed on the apex, and 2 in the inner place closest to the apex (In figure-blue circles)
• All the pasus(cows) start off the board
• The player controlling the pasus'(cows) moves first, by placing a pasu(cow) on to a free intersection on the board
• Then the puli's (tiger) turn. One puli(tiger) is then moved to an adjacent position along the lines that indicate the valid moves.
• Moves alternate between players
• A puli(tiger) captures a pasu(cow) by jumping over it to an adjacent free position
•  Pasu(cow) can't move until all 15 have been put on the board