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பல்லாங்குழி கற்றுக்கொள்ளுங்கள்

Guides to Pallanguzhi, the Tamil game of many pits. Start with the rules, then go deeper, or skip ahead and play.

▶ Two-minute interactive tutorial
Sheila Ammachi's interactive Pallanguzhi tutorial
Ammachi’s palgalaikazhagam: an interactive tutorial that teaches the rules on a real board.
How to playHow to Play PallanguzhiLearn how to play Pallanguzhi (pallankuzhi), the Tamil mancala game: setup, sowing, relays, captures, the pasu rule and scoring, with diagrams.History & cultureThe History of PallanguzhiThe history of Pallanguzhi, the traditional Tamil mancala game: its roots, carved boards, manjadi seeds, festivals and the women who kept it alive.StrategyPallanguzhi Strategy: 9 Tips to WinPallanguzhi strategy: 9 practical tips to win more often, from counting your landing pit and setting capture traps to farming pasus and the endgame.Names & spellingsPallanguzhi, Pallankuzhi or Pallanguli? Every Name for the GamePallanguzhi, pallankuzhi, pallanguli, pallankuli: why the Tamil game has so many spellings, and its names in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tulu.Board & seedsThe Pallanguzhi Board & SeedsThe Pallanguzhi board and seeds explained: the 14-pit layout, wooden and brass boards, and choosing manjadi, tamarind or cowrie counters.தமிழில்பல்லாங்குழி விளையாடுவது எப்படி?பல்லாங்குழி விளையாட்டின் விதிமுறைகள் எளிய தமிழில்: பலகை அமைப்பு, விதைத்தல், தொடர்ந்து ஆடுதல், கைப்பற்றுதல், பசு, வெற்றி. இலவசமாக ஆன்லைனில் விளையாடுங்கள்.