Gilli Danda 3D: Desi Game

Remember the dusty patch behind the school? A small pit scraped in the mud, a stick you found yourself, and a gilli carved to a point at both ends. One tap on the tip, it jumps up spinning, and WHACK, it sails over everyone's heads. Gilli Danda 3D brings that bachpan ka khel back, in a sunlit 3D village.

HOW IT PLAYS
Tap once to pop the gilli out of the gucchi. Tap again as it falls to strike it. Good timing sends it high and far; mistime it and it dribbles away. Your score is measured the old way, in danda lengths, laid end to end from where the gilli stops back to the pit.

DESI RULES, THE WAY WE PLAYED
• Open your turn with the gucchi scoop, flicking the gilli out of the pit
• A fielder catches it in the air? OUT!
• They throw it back and it lands near the pit? OUT!
• Three misses and you're OUT
• Prefer to just hit? Practice mode is friendly and pressure-free, just you, the danda and the gilli

PLAY YOUR WAY
• vs Bot: Easy, Medium or Hard. The bot plays through the same physics as you
• With friends: pass-and-play for 2 to 4 players on one phone
• Daily challenge: new wind and field placings every day, plus a gentle streak
• Village tournament: beat the village kids one by one and become village champion

THE VILLAGE GANG
Golu, Pinky, Bunty, Chhotu, Munni, Pappu, Lambu and Raja Bhaiya are the local kids, and they field like their pride depends on it. They run, dive, take catches and throw the gilli back at the pit. Pop up a soft one and you will hear "Pakad liya!" Hit a beauty and the kids on the wall shout "Kya shot hai!"

A VILLAGE THAT FEELS ALIVE
Golden-hour light, photo-textured mud, plaster and thatch, goats wandering about, a dog, the doodhwala ringing his cycle bell and a temple bell far away. The gilli flies with real 3D physics: spin, wind, bounces and roll, with the camera chasing every shot.

MY KIT
Unlock new danda woods, gilli paints and outfits just by playing. Nothing to buy.

SHARE THE SHOT
Got a big one? Share a score card to your Instagram Story, WhatsApp or any app through your phone's share sheet.

SIMPLE AND PRIVATE
• Plays offline
• No account, no login, no personal data asked for
• English or Hinglish
• Ads only between innings, never mid-shot; crash reports and usage stats can be switched off in Settings
• Easy mode, reduce-motion and vibration settings

Made in India by Bajrangi Games, a small indie studio making Desi Village games: the games we played in the gali and on the school ground, rebuilt in 3D for your phone. All characters are fictional.

Questions or ideas? Write to bajrangi.games6436@gmail.com. We read every mail.