CEPT Students’ Work Vanijya a Board Game Registered as IPR Copyright

Vanijya is a game based on the ancient city of Kashi during the 4^th century BCE. The city is thriving with trade, located along the sacred Ganges River, and its ghats (steps) are busy ports filled with merchants and opportunities. Players are ambitious businessmen who aim to dominate the market by acquiring ghats for trade access and setting up manufacturing units to produce luxury goods like Banarasi sarees, ivory sculptures, jewelry, and ittar traded across 8 ghats in the city. Players have 18 turns over 6 years, each represented as rounds. The player who has the most money at the end of the sixth round wins the game.

The graphics of the board give an abstract isometric view of Kashi, which is a crucial element in creating a visually appealing and immersive experience. To add to the overall beauty and experience, game components like the tokens and product commodities have been designed with immaculate detail.

The game is composed of 1 main board, 4 player boards, 27 cards, 24 ghat tokens, 2 types of coins, 32 commodity pieces (8 for each: Banarasi saree, ittar, ivory, jewelry), 32 Manufacturing unit tokens, 36 Karigar (experts) tokens, 16 Godaam tokens, 12 meeples for each player, and 4 selling license.

*These all are components of the game. None of the components can work independently.

The size of the game board is 594 x 841 mm and needs to be laid on a flat surface. Vanijya is suitable for 2 – 4 players, aged 16+, and lasts approximately 50 – 60 minutes.