Talk:Parcheesi

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Contents 1 spelling 2 Ren & Stimpy 3 Use of dice 4 Ease? 5 Rules section

[edit] spelling

Is the spelling of the italicized Patcheesi supposed to be Parcheesi, or was it called Patcheesi in America for awhile? I dunno, otherwise I would change it if it were indeed a typo.

[edit] Ren & Stimpy

In an episode of Ren & Stimpy called Sven Hoek, Stimpy and Sven are looking through boardgames, one of them is "pure cheesy" - should this be added to a new section? Gohst 13:12, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Use of dice

Are rolls taken as in backgammon (each die can, but does not have to, move a separate piece), or are the dice added together? Or can the player choose which?

I read several versions of Parcheesi rules online: 1(PDF) 2(PDF) 3(PDF) 4 5. In all the rules I read, it's clear each die can be used separately on different pawns. When moving one pawn with both dice, some rules clearly state you must use each die separately. (For example, you could use one die to capture an opponent's pawn, then continue the same piece with the other die.) Others rules are unclear, and might be interpreted that when using both dice on one pawn, it must move the sum of the dice indivisibly (and thus wouldn't be able to capture in the first example, it would have to pass over). However, in some of the unclear rules, statements or examples in other sections suggest to me that each die is always considered separately, so my overall conclusion is each die always counts as a seperate move. -- Bavi H 17:01, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ease?

This game seems to have entered the common parlance as something very easy, as in "Maybe you'd better stick to Parcheesi". Is it actually that easy? Sounds like a standard boardgame to me..

You roll the dice, you move your piece, you get to the center first. Blind dyslexic earwigs can master this game. I love it, tho. :) PacificBoy 03:05, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rules section

The "Rules" section reads like a copy 'n' paste. I doubt we need the full set anyway. -Phoenixrod 07:30, 22 August 2007 (UTC)