Traditional Games
பாரம்பரிய விளையாட்டுகள்
Games that Tamil families have played on verandas and temple floors for centuries. Play Dhayam right here, and learn how to play the others at home.
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Dhayam தாயம்
The classic Tamil race game played with Dayakattai stick dice. Bring your coins out with a Dhayam, cut your opponent's coins, and race round the cloth board into the oval. Play a friend on the same screen or take on the computer.
Learn to play at home
Guides for more traditional games. Playable versions are coming to Thamizh Koodam next.
- How to play
Aadu Puli Aattam
ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம்
Three hungry tigers against fifteen clever goats: a Tamil strategy game where teamwork can beat strength.
How to playPallanguzhi
பல்லாங்குழி
The classic Tamil game of pits and seeds. Sow, count and capture your way to the biggest pile of seeds.
- How to play
Paramapadam
பரமபதம்
The traditional snakes-and-ladders game where good deeds lift you up, bad habits pull you down, and the goal is Vishnu's abode.