Parchís:

Parchís is the Spanish adaptation of the Indian game Pachisi. It is very similar to Ludo and should perhaps be classified as a variant of Ludo.

Rules

This game is played with 1 die and 4 pawns per player. 5 is useful to leave the jail and the 6 serves to gain an extra turn.

Blockades can also be made with 2 pawns, but only in safe squares (in some variants a blockade can be made anywhere). Aside from blocking other pawns, if there is a blockade in the home square, the player in the nest will not be able to leave while the blockade exists. The blockades are destroyed when a 6 is tossed or when some of the pawns which composes the blockade is moved.

When the player has 4 pawns in the game (outside the nest), whenever he gets a 6, he can move 7 squares.

If ever three 6 are rolled in a row, the last piece moved is killed and returned to the jail. If the last piece moved was in the final coloured ramp, it is only moved to the bottom of it.

When eating a pawn, 20 points are gained in order to be moved by a pawn.

When entering a pawn in its central zone, 10 points are gained in order to move a pawn.

Source: Wikipedia article as of 01.01.2006
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