Explain, O supereminent in virtue, the game on the eight times eight board:
Tell me, O my master, how the Chatarunga may be played.
Vyasa replied:
set up board
[array or ht] under [cells]
8x8
[abcd1234 x 4 quadrants] over [all 8]
rules (modular)

;; a {w} & {b} ... ashtapad uncheckered
players
1 vs cpu
2
4

ally
🜃    🜄    🜂    🜁
earth water fire air
north west south east
black blue red yellow {e}
black yellow green red {i}


die 1-6
2x	2-5

for each {player}'s turn
'moves' 0,1,2 in each turn
  -> passes clockwise
	on each piece

	raj {or} pada

	gaja, hasti / elephant [proto-rook]

		move [1 or 2] < [or any] squares in any direction

	else if ashva / horse [knight]

;;	else if rath / chariot [rook]

	nauca, rukh / ship, boat [bishop]
		move 2 diagonally (jump)

	else if padati, foot soldier
		move fwd, capture diag, promo
			-> promo from captured pieces + the rank it lands

;;	mantri [proto-queen]

	else if raj
shatpada
  promotion
sinhasana
  land on the raj asana
  ally controlling both armies
  enemy freeze
chaturanji
  control your own + other rajas
vrihannauka
  ship triumph
kakakashtha
  raj lost all pieces before being taken

playinng as text first, EPA4 earth pawn a4 [of which quad] 
something of this nature


art/ assets

render plane