Kauda कौडा
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About this game
Kauda (कौडा) is the cowrie-shell game families play during Tihar, now on your phone.
Throw 16 cowries. Each one lands Thado (mouth up) or Ghopto (dome up), and the number of Thado decides the winning seat: Tiya, Chauka, Panja or Chhakka. Win with your own seat and you keep the shells, and with Martal the bets double.
PLAY YOUR WAY
• vs AI: three computer players at easy, medium or hard
• Pass & play: up to four players on one phone, plus Chyankhe players who back a seat each throw
• Online: share a table code with friends; empty seats are played by bots
THE TRADITIONAL RULES
• Tiya throws first and the turn goes anti-clockwise
• Ghanti into the kauda pot, the thrower's own Chyankhe, and the Chauka break where seats can change and the game can stop
• Every shell has a fixed 50% chance. Online, every throw is sealed before bets close, so no phone can choose the result
A FESTIVE TABLE
• 3D cowries on red velvet, a carved wooden rim and a marigold garland
• Smooth animations, haptics and sound
• Step-by-step How to play, statistics, and light or dark theme
• English, with Nepali available in Settings
Virtual chips only. Kauda has no real-money gambling, no in-app purchases and no ads. Chips cannot be bought, won as money or cashed out.
Throw 16 cowries. Each one lands Thado (mouth up) or Ghopto (dome up), and the number of Thado decides the winning seat: Tiya, Chauka, Panja or Chhakka. Win with your own seat and you keep the shells, and with Martal the bets double.
PLAY YOUR WAY
• vs AI: three computer players at easy, medium or hard
• Pass & play: up to four players on one phone, plus Chyankhe players who back a seat each throw
• Online: share a table code with friends; empty seats are played by bots
THE TRADITIONAL RULES
• Tiya throws first and the turn goes anti-clockwise
• Ghanti into the kauda pot, the thrower's own Chyankhe, and the Chauka break where seats can change and the game can stop
• Every shell has a fixed 50% chance. Online, every throw is sealed before bets close, so no phone can choose the result
A FESTIVE TABLE
• 3D cowries on red velvet, a carved wooden rim and a marigold garland
• Smooth animations, haptics and sound
• Step-by-step How to play, statistics, and light or dark theme
• English, with Nepali available in Settings
Virtual chips only. Kauda has no real-money gambling, no in-app purchases and no ads. Chips cannot be bought, won as money or cashed out.
Tihar cowrie game: throw 16 kauda, back a seat, win virtual chips.
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What’s new
First release of Kauda, the Tihar cowrie game: play vs AI, pass & play, or online with friends. Virtual chips only.
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About the developer
LAMIDA, INC.
admin@lamidaglobal.com
312 W 2ND St
Casper, WY 82601-2412
United States
+1 929-336-9959
