A treat for every boarder: More pointless and possibly unanswerable questions!

[JayzusB.Christ]

Just two Christlike questions today:
1) How is Dix-I (as in Rogue Trooper) pronounced? Dix - One, Dix - Eye or Dixi?

2) What is a parcheesi board? I came across it in a Stephen King book, and it's been melting my brain for weeks.

Thanks.

[Smiley]

1, Dix-One, like the Dixon Front.

2. A boardgame.

[Art]

I always thought it was "Dixie", as GFD was fond of bringing elements of the American Civil War into Rogue Trooper. http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000DMBH.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif">

[W. R. Logan]

Parcheesi is an American version of the Ancient game of Pachisi, the national game of India, in which you race around a track on the game board, attempting to block your opponents while moving your markers to the goal. The game is also known as Pachisi, Parchisi, Parchesi, and Twenty-Five, and is a descendent of the older game of Chaupar.

Parcheesi, a family classic since the 1860s, is the ultimate race-and-chase board game. The object is take four pawns from start to home, using rolls of the dice to dictate your moves. It sounds easy, but to accomplish your mission you have to first roll a five to even move off of start, and then you must avoid running into blockades and dodge your opponents, who threaten at every turn to send you back to the beginning. If you plot your moves strategically and use the safety zones scattered around the board, you might just make it.

Link: http://www.ludoteka.com/parcheesi.html" target="_blank">Parcheesi

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[Demon Chicken]

Looks more like Ludo to me.

[Oddboy]

Definitely Ludo.
I thought it was Dix-eye (but a pun on Dixie)

[Bolt-01]

Ludo to me, and I always thought of it as the "Dicksy" front.

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[W. R. Logan]

for my two penneths worth, always thought it was supposed to read as Dix-One but be said as Dixee.

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[karne]

1. Parcheesi board is a feature of parcheesionline.com, which allows members to post their views on all things Parcheesi.

2. Dix-I is pronounced Dick Dash Aye, and in the way airports are named after famous people this took it's name from Dick Dastardly's Cousin.

[paulvonscott]

I always wondered what parcheesi was, I feel quite cheated it's just ludo.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Well, I'm just glad I know what it is. Thanks, folks!