# Parqués

> Parqués is a free online version of parqués, the Colombian family board game, in pixel art. Play in the browser (desktop, tablet or phone) with friends in a private room or against bots, 2 to 4 players. No account, no ads, nothing to install. Available in Spanish, English, French and Italian.

Play now: https://parques.gomezdiego.dev/

Also searched as: parqués online, parques online, parqués colombiano, jugar parqués, parqués virtual, parqués con amigos, parchís colombiano, Colombian ludo.

## En español

Parqués es el parqués colombiano online, gratis y sin cuenta: juega desde el navegador (computador, tableta o celular) con amigos en una sala privada o contra bots, de 2 a 4 jugadores. Reglas colombianas: salir de la cárcel con par, comer, seguros, ¡soplar! y llegar al cielo. Sin publicidad y sin instalar nada. Jugar: https://parques.gomezdiego.dev/?lang=es — Reglas: https://parques.gomezdiego.dev/rules?lang=es

## What parqués is

Parqués (also written "parques") is the classic board game of Colombia, a cousin of Spanish parchís and of ludo. Each player has 4 fichas (tokens) that start in their cárcel (jail). Players roll two dice to get their fichas out, race them counter-clockwise around a 68-square track, capture opponents' fichas, and bring all 4 home to the cielo (heaven) in the centre. The first player to bring all 4 fichas to the cielo wins.

## Key rules (Colombian rules)

- A ficha leaves the cárcel only with a par (doubles). With every ficha in the cárcel, a player gets 3 tries per turn. Double 1 or double 6 releases all fichas; other doubles release 2.
- Every par gives another roll. Three pares in a row: depending on the host's setting, the last ficha moved goes straight to the cielo, or back to the cárcel.
- Move one ficha by the sum of both dice, or split the dice between two fichas.
- Landing exactly on an opponent's ficha outside a safe square sends it back to the cárcel ("comer", to eat).
- Seguros and salidas are safe squares: nobody can be captured there.
- ¡Soplar!: if a player could capture and did not, the others can "blow" their ficha back to the cárcel before the next player rolls.
- Entering the cielo needs the exact count.
- Each turn has a time limit; when it runs out the game plays automatically.

Full rules: https://parques.gomezdiego.dev/rules

## Features

- Free, no ads, no sign-up, no download: it runs in any modern web browser.
- Private rooms with a 5-letter code or a link to share; the host picks the board and the rule options.
- Bots to fill the table or to play alone against the computer.
- Board editor: draw your own pixel art board and play on it.
- Character creator: make your own pixel art avatar.
- Interface in Spanish, English, French and Italian (add ?lang=es, ?lang=en, ?lang=fr or ?lang=it to any page).

## How to start a game

1. Open https://parques.gomezdiego.dev/ and type a name.
2. Click "Create a room", then share the room code or link with friends, or add bots.
3. The host chooses the board and rules and starts the game.

## Pages

- [Home / play](https://parques.gomezdiego.dev/): create or join a room
- [Rules](https://parques.gomezdiego.dev/rules): complete rules of Colombian parqués
- [Board editor](https://parques.gomezdiego.dev/editor): browse and design boards
- [Character creator](https://parques.gomezdiego.dev/avatar): customise your avatar
- [About](https://parques.gomezdiego.dev/about): who makes the game, artwork credits
- [Privacy](https://parques.gomezdiego.dev/privacy): no account, no ads, no trackers

## About

Designed and developed by Diego Gomez (https://www.gomezdiego.dev/fr). Pixel art from free asset packs (LPC, Pipoya, WorkAdventure), credited on the about page.