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Hello, I'm Daniela and I'm Anna and we are going to talk about the traditional game called Pachis.

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What is it? It is a Spanish board game, not only is it very popular in Spain but also in other European countries and in Morocco.

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It is a game for 2 to 6 players, depends on the version of Pachis.

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The origin. This game was inspired in the horse race. It was invented by Akbar the Great who conquered India in the 16th century.

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For this reason, some old parties games have horse shaped tips.

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Now, talking about the game rules, there are a few of them.

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The objective is to get all the pieces to the goal after going around the whole board.

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The board description, it is divided into squares with safe paths and special turns.

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The dice decides how far you advance, and to decide the player's turn, they all roll the dice and from the turns go from the highest to the lowest.

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Then, some special rules are that if there are two chips of the same color in a square, it is called a block, and the other players are not able to go through it.

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If another player passes by the place you are in, it is called to hit you.

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And that chip of yours starts from the beginning and the player that hit you advances 20 squares.

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When one of your chips finishes the whole board, you advance 10 squares.

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The benefits of the game.

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It improves the development of planning and strategic skills.

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It encores social interaction and you can have fun with your family,

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place mates, friends, even with people of the internet

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because it is an online free app in the app store.

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And it contributes to learning patience and managing frustration

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and it helps you dealing with bad moods.