[1][2] In the game, one team has a king stationed in a "prison", which is at a distance from the "home" area.
The goal of the king is to reach home with the help of his teammates ("guards") without being tagged by the opponents.
[3] A similar Bengali game exists known as "Bouchi", in which the king and guards are instead referred to as the "bride" and "bride-snatchers".
The bride-snatchers are allowed to tag and eliminate the opponents before the bride starts running towards the home, provided that they hold their breaths once they leave the home; a bride-snatcher who fails to hold their breath can themselves be tagged out by an opponent.
[3][4][5][6] In Hindi, a similar game is known as budhiya kabaddi, with the king considered to be an old lady.