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IF a player rolls doubles 3 times in a row,is that player penalized by having to return the one fartherest away to his original home? Is that true or did my grandson make that up? Thanks!!! We play this game a lot!! Ruth

-- Contributed by: Ruth LeDoux

I'm throwing the Parcheesi rules questions out there for our readers to respond. Who is an expert on this game? Anyone care to help?-Susie

-- Contributed by: Susie McGee

The rule about the SAFETY, You cannot "bob" on a safety except for coming out of your home. However, can two pawns of different colors occupy a safety by landing on them during play?

-- Contributed by: Tina

Can you bop your opponent if you do not have a piece to walk the 20 extra spaces?

-- Contributed by: teresa

when you bop an oppenent, do you movethe twenty or does the opponent move the twenty? in the rules it says "opponent" and in the comments it says "you" move the twenty?

-- Contributed by: jan

Steve, Thanks so much for clearing this up! Sounds like you are an expert on this game!-Susie

-- Contributed by: Susie McGee

Beth: When your last piece is on the 'ramp' to Home, you CAN use one die to win -- if you're, say two away and roll a 2 and a 3. You can't do that with doubles. All 14 spaces must be used or you can't use any. You do get to roll again, though, just watch out you don't roll three straight doubles! (Then that last piece goes all the way back to start)

-- Contributed by: Steve

Each die in a two-die roll is considered a seperate move. So, Slohrmann, you CAN move 2 and bop the other player. The 3 on the other die and the 20 bonus spaces can then be taken by any piece you have out.

-- Contributed by: Steve

What is the answer to the question already asked, which I have cut and pasted below?

What happens if you only have one pawn left on the board, you roll a five (combination of two and three) there is another player two spaces in front of your pawn. Are you allowed to go two, bop the other player, and continue to move 23 spaces, or must you move all five spaces at once?

-- Contributed by: Slohrmann

thanks

-- Contributed by: Stan Williams

Evariste, Good question! Does anyone know?-Susie

-- Contributed by: Susie McGee

What happens when two players have formed blockades on adjacent squares? Neither can move past each other, so what options are there

-- Contributed by: evariste galois

-- Contributed by: Slohrmann

My husband and I have just started playing Parcheesi after receiving Parcheesi Royal Edition as a gift. We do have questions that I have not been able to find the answer to. If a pawn may enter HOME, only on an exact count, what do you do if you are one move from HOME? Do you roll only one die to try and get a 1, or roll both and if one of the die is a 1, use that to move that pawn HOME and move another pawn on the board the count of the other die? What would happen if there are no other pawns on the board? Also if one pawn is two spaces from home, do you have to roll both die and try to get a 1 on both dice, or can you just roll one die and again hope for a 2? If you roll both dice and each comes with a 1, obviously you can move that pawn into home, but since it's doublets (and the other three pawns are already HOME), do you have to use the top and bottom of the dice to make a move? Every rule I have read stated "In any spin of doublets, the entire count of 14 must be taken or the turn is forfeited". You would never be able to move that pawn forward to HOME because you couldn't move 14 spaces when you have only two spaces to go to get that last pawn HOME. Can you reject using the doublets and just move two spaces to HOME? These scenarios did happen to us and we pretty much had to make up our own rule on the matter. Thanks for your time.

-- Contributed by: Beth

Sarah, The rules state that two pawns of the same color on any path space form a blockade. A blockade cannot be landed on, passed or captured by ANY pawn, so it sounds as if the answer is yes, you can pass your own pawns unless there is a blockade.-Susie

-- Contributed by: Susie McGee

Can you pass your own pawns? Can't find this is the rules but would assume not.. thanks, Sarah

-- Contributed by: Sarah

Is there any prohibition in moving past your home path to, as a strategic move, "bop" another party's piece out of play? Of course this means that you must then move your piece all the way around the board again, but could be strategically the best move depending on the position of the opposing party. The rules do not address whether you must move up the home path.

-- Contributed by: Zack

why can't you print more than the first page?

-- Contributed by: Ike

Lol! That can't happen dude! A different color piece cannot land on an occupied safety.

"The only exception to this rule is when a pawn has just moved out of the home circle and into initial play."

In other words, if a different color piece is on the opening square of an opponent that rolls a 5 and moves a pawn out of their home circle, then that piece is bopped and sent home.

-- Contributed by: Dave

Do two different color pawns on a safety constitute a blockade?

-- Contributed by: Tom
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