VALLATTAM - வல்லாட்டம்
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VALLATTAM - CHESS OF THE TAMILS வல்லாட்டம் - பழந்தமிழர் விளையாட்டு ________________________ Vallattam gamesmen - Poluvampatti Tamil Nadu ______________________________________________ Vallattam (வல்லாட்டம்) or Vallupor ( வல்லுப்போர்) is a board game played by two players. It is a variant of the Sangam board games called Vallu . Known as the mother game of Chaturanga . Vallatam is also the oldest board game in India. It is one of the oldest chess like games in the world. Vallatam is known as "The Chess of the Tamils" as it has been enthusiastically played in public forums by Tamils since ancient times.References to this game in Sangam literature suggest that it was played as early as the 3rd century BC. Game : These games are played in public forums in the middle of towns. The game is divided into eight stages in the Sangam system of government called "Yenberayam". we can know that it was a game like chess. vallattam chess 2000-year-old Sangam literatur