Aatalu: Indian Board Games

Aatalu (ఆటలు) brings the board games of Indian childhoods to your phone — seven classics, beautifully drawn, with computer opponents, pass-and-play, and online rooms for family and friends.

🎲 LUDO — the Pachisi classic. 2–4 players, play against the computer, pass the phone, or create an online room and share the code on WhatsApp. Pick your own colour!

🎡 TAMBOLA (Housie) — two ways to play:
• Spin & Play: your phone becomes the caller! Spin the wheel, hear every number announced aloud with its traditional nickname ("Two fat ladies… 88!"), and track prizes — while everyone marks paper tickets. You can even generate and share printable tickets.
• Online rooms for up to 12 players: everyone gets tickets automatically, numbers sync to every phone, and claim buttons light up only when you've genuinely won — no more bogey arguments!

🎯 CARROM — realistic physics, slide the striker, pull back and flick. Queen, cover and foul rules included.

🐯 BAGH CHAL — four tigers hunt twenty goats on the 5×5 board. Play either side against a clever computer opponent.

🐐 AADU PULI ATTAM (Puli Meka) — the Tamil–Telugu triangle hunt: three tigers vs fifteen goats.

🐚 CHOWKA BARA (Ashta Chamma) — the cowrie-shell race your grandparents played. Throw chamma or ashta for bonus turns, cut your rivals, race home.

🌰 PALLANGUZHI — the Tamil sowing game. Relay sowing, captures, and the pasu rule, with a thoughtful computer opponent.

WHY AATALU?
• Play online with friends: create a room, share a 5-letter code or WhatsApp link, and play together — up to 12 players in Tambola.
• Works offline: every game plays without internet (vs computer or pass-and-play).
• Learn as you play: every game has clear, illustrated household rules.
• Light and fast: no login, no registration, small download.
• Family friendly: games your whole family already knows and loves.

Rediscover the games of India — one board at a time