This game was later introduced to Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in India, as well as Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

During the game if a player has enough counters to fill any of his rubbish holes back up their status is removed and they are again used during play.

The game is over when a player is unable to fill any cups with six counters at the end of a round.

Tamarind seeds and cowry shells (Soḻi (சோழி) in Tamil) are used in this game, to fill the holes of the Alli gulli board.

This game is also encouraged for the kids to learn to count, to improve eye–hand coordination and concentration while playing.

Older people of the house play this game as a pastime with the young members of their family.

[9] Pallankuli is also played in Sri Lanka, Trinidad, Guyana and Singapore, with a sizable Tamil-Indian population living in those countries.