Baghchal: Tigers and Goats

Can you trap four tigers before they capture five goats? Play Baghchal, Nepal's traditional tigers and goats board game. Also called Bagchal, this strategy game puts twenty goats against four tigers on a 5×5 board. Learn the rules, choose a side and plan your next move.

Learn to play

New to Baghchal? Work through eight interactive lessons, from placing goats and moving tigers to captures and traps. Try 30 offline puzzles, including a daily selection that repeats after 30 days. Replay lessons and retry puzzles at your own pace.

Choose your game

• Play offline against the computer on Easy, Medium or Hard. Optional hints suggest a move without playing it for you. Games with hints are marked as assisted.
• Share one device for a two-player game with a friend.
• Play online in a private room with a friend or find an opponent in Quick Match.
• Play without a clock or choose a five- or ten-minute game.

Keep playing

Resume a saved game, review past moves and practise from a replay position. See your results, lesson progress and puzzle progress. Computer games, local two-player matches, lessons and puzzles work offline. Online matches need an internet connection.

You may also know the game as Bagh Chal or Baagchal. Tigers hunt; goats surround. Which side will you play?