Parcheesi is a brand-name American adaptation of the Indian cross and circle board pachisi game, parchis. Parchis Rules and Gameplay: A player rolls the dice and must use the top die pip values shown to move their pawns around the board in one of the following ways: Only pawns not in the nest may move forward on the board, pachisi game. Pawns may only leave the nest with a roll of a five on a single die or the sum of the dice. A double five can be used to move two pawns out from the nest simul