Bagh-chal

Bagh-chal (Nepali: चालⓘ bāgh cāl, Newar: धुँ कासा dhun kasa meaning "tiger game")[1] is a strategic, two-player board game that originated in Nepal.

Pieces are positioned at the intersection of the lines and not inside the areas delimited by them.

Directions of valid movement between these points are connected by lines.

At the start of the game all four tigers are placed on the four corners of the grid, facing the center.

For instance in the following position the goat-player can not move forever in the upper right edge while tiger-player may continuously play the middle bottom edge tiger waiting for a goat to sacrifice itself.

Brass playing board and tokens
Bagh Chal table
Decorative gameboards often reflect the story of the game using ancient traditional Asian patterns.
Bagh-chal lines