Reviving Ancient Playmetries 01 – Chaturanga aka Chess
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An investigation to revive the ancient geometries of play that originated in Indian subcontinent with caddforart (Artworks done on CAD - A technical drafting tool)
Chaturanga (Sanskrit: चतुरङ्ग;) is an ancient Indian strategy game that is theorized to be the ancestor of chess. A myth about Chaturanga affirms that it was invented by Mandodari- Ravana’s wife.
In Sanskrit the word Chaturanga literally means 'having four limbs’. In Mahabharata, it stands for the army. The game of Chaturanga basically portrays the Indian military strategy and refers to divisions of an army, namely elephantry, chariotry, cavalry, and infantry. Chess was designed for an ashtāpada ("having eight feet", i.e. an 8×8 squared board).