Reference Materials
This page of links is designed to help you find reference materials for the Buzkashi Game Design Competition (BGDC) being held on the forums at www.boardgamegeek.com.
A brief discussion of Buzkashi as a game theme is presented at http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geekforum.php3?action=viewthread&threadid=37185
The official Competition rules are posted at http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geekforum.php3?action=viewthread&threadid=59879
And there is a brainstorming discussion at http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geekforum.php3?action=viewthread&threadid=37487
It is also highly recommended that you view the Buzkashi sequence in director John Frankenheimer's The Horsemen (1971). A brief The official contest rules are posted in the forums at the Boardgamegeek site.
The Spectacle of Buzkashi - Image Links
A Foreign Concept - Spectator Reports
Traditional Afghan game returns to Kabul - Buzkashi's return to Kabul, 2001 (CNN) with VIDEO!
Buzkashi: Sport in Afghanistan - Presented in the form of a mock sportscast (Voice of America)
It's Buzkashi Fever! Catch It, Baybee!! - A sports fan's entertaining perspective
When it's polo day, the war can wait - Afghan forces take a break from combat for Buzkashi, 2001 (The Globe and Mail)
Goat Polo In Liberated Kabul - Buzkashi's return to Kabul, 2001 (CBS)
That’s Not Cricket - Buzkashi's return to Kabul, 2002 (MSNBC)
Buzkashi - The National Sport - Background and brief impressions, circa 1977
General Reference Articles
Afghan Sport: Buzkashi - Background, overview, photos
The Game of Buzkashi - Similar article, description of play
Afghan National Sport (Buzkashi) - Brief overview and simple diagrams of playing fields
Buzkashi - A collection of information from other sites, tips for reenactors to play on foot
Making Headlines - News Reports
Afghans' Fierce Sport of 'Goat Grabbing' - Buzkashi played by exiles in Pakistan, excellent photos (AP)
Buzkashi is more than just horsing around - Refugee chapandaz play in Pakistan, 2000 (Asia Times)
Buzkashi - an Afghan tradition thrives - Brief description of a game (Christian Science Monitor)
Discussion Groups
Buzkashi Discussion Group - This might be a useful resource...
Reference Image Links
One field layout: Ethnolinguistic map: 19th Century Whip: