Talk:Parqués

message: "It is played with 2 dices and 2 to 6 players can play"
6 must be wrong, it should read 4. Or?
Vegard Krog Petersen
http://home.no.net/vkp3/index.html
No, in Colombia we can play 2, 4, 6 players. Davichito (talk) 17:52, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Spanish change
That user claims the game comes from Spain. But all Colombian players know it is from Colombia. The game stems from Pachisi, not Parchís from Spain. Here is what I replied to him:
Parqués is not a Spanish game. It is based on Pachisi, not Parchís (Spanish game). Then I would have to say that Parchís is a Spanish version of the Colombian game, which is not true either. They are different games; Parqués uses 2 dice and Parchís only one, among some rules. See, Parqués is only played in Colombia and some Latin American countries, but it is a variation from Pachisi with some local changes based on indigenous people. Or, where did you learn that Parqués is from Spain? It is not. I suggest that we delete the origin until some of us can prove where it comes from, be it Spain or Colombia. Before that, everything is just an unproved claim.
I mean, you would have to say Parqués is a USA game, because it is similar to Parcheesi. Or a French game because it is similar to Petits Chevaux. A German game, being similar to Mensch-argëre-dich-nicht... Which is not true, obviosly. The fact that Parqués is similar to Spanish Ludo/Parchís does not mean it originates from there neither viceversa, it just means all those games stem from Pachisi. That is the only thing that can be assured.
Davichito (talk) 17:48, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Origin dispute

message: I will have a look at the language, which isn't too bad really. For comprehensiveness, what comes to mind is the following:
*Who makes it commercially in Colombia? A local company? no-one, a multinational?
Many companies make it. It is like making card games, any company can do it, as there is no trademark. I don't have any knowledge of a multinational company making the board game because it is a Colombian-only game.
*Is it played by Colombian expats outside the country?
Yes. On my website, http://pwp.etb.net.co/dokuser/, I have received feedback from USA users who have downloaded the rules from there and even printed the videogame board shot to play with it.
*Is it played all over the country? Are rules variation local?
Yes, all around the country. And variations are local, by region.
*Any local competitions?
None that I know of.
*Coverage in Colombian media, jokes or references, famous players etc.
No major references. I have tried to find some references in libraries but I have not found any.
*I haven't played ludo since I was about 10 years old; it'd be nice to summarise how this game is different to pachisi and to ludo. Is Ludo itself played in Colombia? (is it trademarked I wonder...)
No, Ludo is not played here. Very few companies sell Ludo games but it is not a game commonly seen here. It is even less popular than Scrabble, in this country.
*What does Parques mean? and how does it relate to the game?
Parqués means nothing. It may be a language variation from Pachisi or Parcheesi words.
Just some thoughts, more later as I read. Remember, the article should be as much about the game's place in the world as about the rules etc. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:42, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article review 

message: This part is a little confusing:
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Once the pieces are freed, they are placed in a special box next to the jail. This box is called "Home", or "Salida" (literally, "exit" in Spanish).
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You say that "Salida" means "exit" in spanish, and it's correct, but in the concept of the game I think it means "Start" or "Starting line", like in a race.--$$$Marlon$$$30 (talk) 22:37, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  About "Salida" 

message: The image at the top of this article displays a copyright statement. I assume therefore that this image should be deleted. Does anyone have a public-domain image? CoeurDeHamster (talk) 08:28, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The image is in Commons, and its file description at  gives an OTRS ticket number for permission. JohnCD (talk) 22:21, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
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