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Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta on Windows Pc

Developed By: ASR Games

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 22, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

Game Details

Version	1.0.9
Size	19.8 MB
Release Date	March 05, 23
Category	Board Games
What's New: Vs Computer mode added. [see more]
Description from Developer: Chowka Bara or Ashta Chamma or Changa Ashta is a two- or four-player board game from India. Changa ashta is controlled by throwing four cowry shells and counting how many are ... [read more]

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About this game

On this page you can download Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta and play on Windows PC. Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta is free Board game, developed by ASR Games. Latest version of Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta is 1.0.9, was released on 2023-03-05 (updated on 2024-04-22). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This game had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to play Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta on Windows?

Instruction on how to play Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this game on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install & Play using BlueStacks
Install & Play using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Play Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta" icon on the home screen to start playing, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to play Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.9.

Download Traditional Ludo Changa Ashta 1.0.9 on Windows PC – 19.8 MB

Chowka Bara or Ashta Chamma or Changa Ashta is a two- or four-player board game from India.
Changa ashta is controlled by throwing four cowry shells and counting how many are 'as it is' versus those that land 'inverted': if all four shells land inverted it is called "chamma" or "Changa" and if all land as it is then it is called an "ashta". Each player takes a turn to roll the cowrie shells.
The game of Chowka Bhara / ashta changa is one of the oldest board games extant, still being played in certain parts of India. A person can make a gatti when a person has a single pawn. There are references of this game in some ancient Indian epics like the Mahabharata.

Each player takes a turn to roll the cowrie shells. The mouth of the shell landing upwards has a value of 1 and downwards has a value of 0. However, if every shell shows a value of 0, then the value of the roll is 8 and if all of them shows a value of 1, then the value of the roll is 4. Therefore, the possible values are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8. Casting 4 or 8 gives the player an additional turn, which can continue until that player rolls a number other than 4 or 8 (namely 1, 2, or 3).

Depending on the number rolled, the player can move one (or more)[clarification needed] of their pawns that many number of squares on the board. Each player has a fixed path to move pawns, which is in an anti-clockwise direction. The path for Player 1 is given in the example diagram. Each player's piece must completely traverse the outer squares before moving into the inner squares.

Rules
1. A player casts the shells to determine the number of square his/her pawns can move. If a player has cast 1,2 or 3, then he/she needs to choose one of their pawns and move it that many squares along the path designated for that player. The player needs to be able to smartly choose a pawn to move, so that it optimizes his chance of winning the game. If a player has cast either a 4 or an 8, the player will have another turn to cast the dice. The player does not have to move any of his pawns until he has cast 1, 2, or 3.

2. "Hit": Pawns of two players cannot exist in the same square, other than a "Safe" square, which are marked with an X in the figure. For a 5x5 board this is simply the starting positions of each of the players and the center square. However, for higher dimension boards, more safe squares can be added symmetrically across the board.

3. Double vs Single: It is not possible for a single pawn to "hit" a double.

Enjoy! Changa ashta aka A var. of Traditional ludo.

Vs Computer mode added.