Aadu Puli Aattam
South Indian hunt game — one player commands 3 tigers, the other 15 goats. Tigers hunt, goats block.
What is Aadu Puli Aattam?
Aadu Puli Aattam ('Goats and Tigers Game') is a traditional South Indian asymmetric board game. One player controls three tigers, the other 15 goats. Tigers win by capturing enough goats (by jumping over one into the empty space beyond) that they can no longer block; goats win by surrounding the tigers so they can't move. Played on a symmetrical triangular board, part of the global 'Hunt' family that includes Bagh-Chal, Alquerque and Fox-and-Geese.
Quick facts
Category
Traditional & Cultural Sports
Type
Individual
Players
2–2
Where played
both
Country of origin
🇮🇳 India
Estimated origin
South India — variant of the widespread hunt-game family
Olympic
No
Popularity
regional