Quel est le nom des Parques ?
« Les Moires (Moïrai) sont trois sœurs que les Latins nommeront les Parques et qui sont comme autant de visages, de facettes ou de saisons d’une unique Moïra : Clôthô, Lachésis et Atropos — la Fileuse, la Destinée (ce qui est envoyé par le sort) et l’Inflexible.
Quel est le nom latin des Moires ?
Le mot “parques” vient du latin parcae qui signifie “épargner”. Comme souvent pour la mythologie romaine, c’est dans la mythologie grecque qu’il faut chercher l’origine des Parques. Ce sont trois sœurs, les Moires: Clotho (filer – naissance)) Lachésis (sort – destinée) et Atropos (inévitable – mort).
What is parqués board game?
- Parqués (Spanish pronunciation: [paɾ’kes]) is the Colombian version of a board game in the cross and circle family (the category that includes Pachisi). The game is described as a « random thinking » game: the moves depend on the roll of the dice but players must consider possible strategies before executing their move.
Where does Parqués come from?
- Although it could be argued that the game comes from Spain (exactly as a derivation from Parchís) due to the similarity between both games, there is wide agreement in Colombia that the game is completely Colombian. Parqués stems directly from Pachisi in the same way as Parcheesi, Parchís or Ludo.
How do you play Parqués?
- Parqués is played with two dice and two to six players can compete in the same match. Each player is given 4 pieces (although it can be played with 1 to 4 pieces) and he uses a special color. Most common colors are red, blue, yellow and green, usually arranged in that order (see top screenshot).
What is the difference between Parcheesi and Parqués?
- Parcheesi is also played with 2 dice it has the same goal: be the first to advance all the pieces to the end. Parqués has 8 safe boxes and 96 in total; Parcheesi has 16 and 68, respectively. In Parcheesi, doublets (pairs) also have the same special purpose (getting an extra turn). Capturing is done the same way.
