A traditional game, Chaupat is popular in the regions of Kutch and Saurashtra and can be hailed as the original cross and circle game  now similar to Ludo. Chaupat is played using beautifully crafted colorful quilts, wooden pieces and cowry shells.  The hand crafted quilts are foldable after the game is over and have patterns and beadwork running all over them. The board has four parts joined at the centre in a plus sign. It is a leisurely pastime played in the villages and farm hands especially during summer when there would not be much work in the farms or during community celebrations.

The game itself is central to the progress of the great epic Mahabharata as Shakuni enticed the Pandavas to play a game of Chaupat after which they lost their kingdom and their glory. There are Basohli paintings to show Shiva and Parvati playing this game intently. Similar paintings can also be seen in the caves of Ellora in Maharashtra. Akbar was known to have played the game on a life-size board with slaves instead of pieces. A maximum of four players can play this game. They would try to race around the board using their pieces. The moves of the pieces would be determined by a throw of the cowry shells. If the piece lands on a wooden piece belonging to the opponent then it can be captured. If it lands on his piece, then it would become a super piece.

Basohli Painting