Introduce a touch of elegance to your game nights with Roll the Dice's Chowka Bara 9 House Game Set. This high-quality game set is designed to provide hours of entertainment and strategy for players of all levels. The set includes a durable mat with 9 houses, perfect for group game play. It also comes with expertly crafted pawns made by artisans from Channapatna known for their traditional lacquerware making skills.

The game set is easy to store and transport, making it perfect for game nights at home or on the go. Add a touch of class to your game nights with Roll the Dice's Chowka Bara 9 House Game Set and enjoy hours of fun with friends and family.

Chowka Bara is an exciting and engaging indoor game that is popular in India. It involves rolling cowrie shells, known as kavade, to determine the next move. This game not only tests players' patience, strategy, and critical thinking skills, but it is also a great way to bring family and friends together and create lasting memories.

Do you know?

In South Karnataka, players use the following phrases while playing Chowka Bara

Use these to make the play more exciting

“itta-mane-chith” – an opponent player has to call out/shout “itta-mane-chith”  quickly when a pawn is placed in a particular square. Then the player can not revert or change her move if this is called out, else they can modify their play. Useful when player has missed using some advantageous moves.

“muttidd-kai-chith” – Opponent player has to call out/shout “muttidd-kai-chith” quickly as soon as a pawn is lifted, so that player has no other option, but to move the same pawn. The player might have lost a chance for a good move.

“moor naak shyam / moor ent shyam” – If a player throws four or eight consecutively then the opponent player can call out/shout “moor ent shyam or moor naak shyam”. If the opponent calls out first, then the numbers are nullified for the player. If a player calls out first then she can use all the 4s or 8s she has rolled.

Ages: 10 yrs +