Thaayam

How to play

Race your animals home

1. Each player has 4 animals waiting at Home. Race all 4 into Jumbo Maama's treasure in the middle of the board.
2. Tap Throw. Count the shells that land open side up: 1, 2, 3 or 4 open moves that many squares. No shells open moves 8.
3. Thaayam! Only a throw of 1 brings an animal from Home onto your coloured star square. Bringing it in uses up the 1. You can use the 1 to move an animal on the board instead.
4. Animals go all the way round the outside of the board, then round the inside ring, then into the treasure. You need the exact number to reach the treasure.
5. Throw a 4 or an 8 and you throw again, up to 3 bonus throws in a row.
6. Cut! Land exactly on another player's animal and it goes back Home, and you throw again. Animals on star squares and in the treasure are safe.
7. The first player to get all 4 animals into the treasure wins.

Tip: after you throw, every animal that can move glows. Point at one to see where it will land. Keys: T throw, Esc close.