The shelf Ganjifa Play. Revival of Ancient Indian Game.
Ganjifa Play. Revival of Ancient Indian Game.
An old Indian card tradition, turned into a trick-taking game with a temple.
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Why it lands at the table
Ganjifa Play adapts traditional Indian ganjifa cards into a trick-taking and hand-management game for two to four. Ganjifa is a centuries-old card tradition, with round hand-painted decks still made in parts of India.
Random chips set the leading suit, the direction of play and the card-exchange rules for each round. Winning tricks lets you build a three-part temple, which is how you score.
How it plays
- 01
Draw chips to set the leading suit, direction and exchange rule.
- 02
Exchange cards as the chips say.
- 03
Play tricks.
- 04
Use won tricks to build your temple.
- 05
The best temple wins.
Good for
- Two to four players
- Trick-taking fans
- Anyone curious about ganjifa
- Type
- Base game
- Edition
- English edition
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Written from: ignca.gov.in.