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* When a piece ends its move on the same space as an opponent's piece, the opponent's piece is sent back to its nest.<ref name="hasbro"/> | * When a piece ends its move on the same space as an opponent's piece, the opponent's piece is sent back to its nest.<ref name="hasbro"/> | ||
* A piece may not be placed on a safe space (generally colored light blue) if it is occupied by an opponent's piece.<ref name="hasbro"/> The exception is the safe space used when a piece leaves its nest — a single piece occupying such a safe space is sent back to its nest when an opponent's piece leaves the nest and occupies the space.<ref name="milton_bradley"/> | * A piece may not be placed on a safe space (generally colored light blue) if it is occupied by an opponent's piece.<ref name="hasbro"/> The exception is the safe space used when a piece leaves its nest — a single piece occupying such a safe space is sent back to its nest when an opponent's piece leaves the nest and occupies the space.<ref name="milton_bradley"/> | ||
* A blockade is formed when two pieces of a single player occupy the same space. No piece of any player may move through a blockade, including pieces of the blockade owner. Blockade pieces may not be moved forward together with the roll of a double.<ref>https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Parcheesi_%282001%29.pdf</ref> Another player may break the blockade with the roll of a double one. Another player's piece cannot land in a space occupied by a blockade, even to leave its nest.<ref name="hasbro"/> Local rules may limit the number of turns that a blockade can stay in place. | * A blockade is formed when two pieces of a single player occupy the same space. No piece of any player may move through a blockade, including pieces of the blockade owner. Blockade pieces may not be moved forward together with the roll of a double.<ref>https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Parcheesi_%282001%29.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> Another player may break the blockade with the roll of a double one. Another player's piece cannot land in a space occupied by a blockade, even to leave its nest.<ref name="hasbro"/> Local rules may limit the number of turns that a blockade can stay in place. | ||
* A piece is not required to enter the home row and can pass the row and start another circuit of the board voluntarily or as the result of requirement of the use of the total die roll.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} | * A piece is not required to enter the home row and can pass the row and start another circuit of the board voluntarily or as the result of requirement of the use of the total die roll.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} | ||
* A turn ends when the next player rolls the dice with the consent of the current player. Any rewards not taken are lost.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} | * A turn ends when the next player rolls the dice with the consent of the current player. Any rewards not taken are lost.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} | ||
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* Moving all four pieces to the home position wins the game.<ref name="hasbro"/> | * Moving all four pieces to the home position wins the game.<ref name="hasbro"/> | ||
* Pieces may only be moved to the home position with an exact application of the total roll, the value on a single die, or the complete application of a reward.<ref name="hasbro"/> | * Pieces may only be moved to the home position with an exact application of the total roll, the value on a single die, or the complete application of a reward.<ref name="hasbro"/> | ||
==In popular culture== | |||
The game is mentioned in a number of movies and television episodes, including: | |||
* 1984's [[Ghostbusters]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quotes from "Ghostbusters" |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087332/quotes/qt0475944 |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=IMDb}}</ref> | |||
** The character "Louis", during the party scene, when leaving the coat room asks the crowd if anyone likes the game | |||
* 1981's [[On Golden Pond (1981 film)|''On Golden Pond'']] | |||
** The main characters Ethel and Norman are playing the game at the beginning of the movie | |||
* 1948's ''[[Sleep, My Love]]'' | |||
* In ''[[Paris When It Sizzles]]'' | |||
** It is used by the screenwriters as a euphemism for sex | |||
* [[Seinfeld]]'s season 4 episode ''[[The Ticket (Seinfeld)|The Ticket]]'' | |||
** Newman claims to have played the game with an old blind man prior to speeding down the road, in a ruse to get out of a parking ticket. | |||
* [[The Venture Bros.|The Venture Bros']] season 6 episode 5, In Tanks for Nuthin’ | |||
** Rusty tells Think Tank he doesn’t play chess, he’s “more of a Parcheesi man.” | |||
* [[Futurama]] season 7 episode 2, In In-A-Gabba-Da-Leela | |||
** Zoidberg suggest a Parcheesi tournament to spend the last minutes of earth as the death sphere approaches. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||