1. An ancient Indian board game played with dice, in which players move pieces around a cross-shaped board according to dice rolls; the ancestor of modern games like Parcheesi and Ludo.
Usage: Also spelled 'pachis' or 'parchisi' in some contexts.; Historical/cultural game; still played in South Asia.

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• Pachisi is one of the oldest known board games, with origins dating back to ancient India.
• The rules of pachisi influenced the development of the modern game Parcheesi.
• Players in pachisi move their tokens around the board based on the results of dice throws.
• Pachisi was mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts as a popular game among nobility.
• Many families in India still enjoy playing pachisi during festivals and gatherings.