Goats & Tigers Game
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Goats & Tigers, one of South Asia’s oldest strategy games, is reimagined as a bold contemporary artwork designed to be both played and displayed. It’s great for adults and children to play together and symbolises the contrast between elite predatory power and the peaceful power of solidarity.
This A3 fine art poster print is produced with 200 gsm matte finish FSC Certified paper and 12-colour giclée printing that’s beautiful as both a poster and to be played and loved.
Product details for Goats & Tigers
Rooted in village traditions from India and Nepal (where it is known as Aadu Puli Aattam and Bagh-Chal), the game of Goats & Tigers offers a rare alternative to the familiar logic of Western chess. Unlike symmetrical war games built around equal armies and domination, Goats & Tigers is intentionally asymmetrical. One player controls a small number of powerful tigers, able to hunt goats by leaping over them. The other commands a herd of goats, whose strength lies not in individual power but in cooperation, coordination, and collective restraint.
This design celebrates that philosophy visually. Whether you see it as a metaphor for underdog resistance, community resilience, or the balance between force and cooperation, the poster rewards contemplation as much as competition. Hang it as a an artwork and bring it out as a playable game, sparking conversation about different ways societies have imagined power, conflict, and collaboration.
Goats & Tigers is more than a game. It’s a reminder that intelligence, patience, and collective action can outplay raw power.
What’s included?
Goats & Tigers is supplied as a stand alone A3 poster and does not include player pieces. This keeps things simple and reduces the environmental impact of providing unnecessary items. It also encourages you to be creative in finding (or making) your own player pieces. Suggestions are provided in the games instructions.
Sustainability
It’s important to us that we minimise negative impact on the environment while also creating a product of true beauty and deep meaning.
This poster is produced on 200gsm FSC Certified paper manufactured and is printed on demand by fine art printers closest to where you live to minimise the impact of shipping. Where possible it will be posted to you in a plastic free poster tube but often the printer will use a standard poster tube with plastic caps, so we encourage you to reuse these if possible.