Parcheesi

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A board game for two to four players where you move pieces around a cross-shaped path using dice

noun
/pɑrˈtʃiːzi/

: Parqués

We played chess and Parcheesi.
play Parcheesi
game of Parcheesi
Parcheesi board

That that new Netflix show about the Parcheesi champion.

Examples

After dinner, we will play Parcheesi.

Fiction book (1991)
Or how about a game of Parcheesi?

Shrek 2 (2004)
We play serious Parcheesi around here.

On Golden Pond (1981)
"Oh, well," Sam said, "we'll play Parcheesi, then."

Fiction book (1995)
Who wants to play Parcheesi?

Ghostbusters (1984)
We can play Parcheesi!

13 Going on 30 (2004)
Have you tried Parcheesi?

The Pest (1997)
There's Scrabble and Parcheesi in the lobby.

Fiction book (1998)
Monopoly, Parcheesi, chess.

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
On rainy days, my family loves to gather around the table to play Parcheesi together.

Synonyms

parchesi

vsParcheesi

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A board game like backgammon played on a cross-shaped board

is the modern commercial family game for two to four players

pachisi

vsParcheesi

1 9.9

A board game from India where players move pieces around a cross-shaped board using dice or shells

is the modern two to four player version derived from it

parchisi

vsParcheesi

8.5

A board game from India that people play on a cross-shaped board like backgammon

is the newer, simplified two to four player form using dice

Surface Forms

Parcheesi singular

Parcheesis plural

Parcheesi plural

Etymology

The word Parcheesi comes from an Indian game called pachisi, and that name comes from a word for 'twenty-five' because counting is important in the game. That's why Parcheesi today is the American board-game version of that old Indian game where players move pieces around a cross-shaped board by rolling dice.