Chaturaji for Beginners

Introduction

So you may have joined this club with the intention to learn something about chaturaji. So here I am (1750 or smh) to tell you about tactics! If you disagree, mention in the comments!
In Chaturaji (for me) the most common way to win is by claiming win, as you only have to be 3 points ahead. For this reason, DO NOT resign even if you only have a king! Points are the only thing that matter. As long as you have high enough points, king sacrifices are an excellent strategy (and likely to happen!).

Stages of the Game

4 Player Stage

So this is the opening stage where every move is fairly important. There are a variety of different opening but when I am red (playing first) I often open with the kings pawn with the intention of checking blue. However, most of the time the best way to open is either the knight or bishop pawn. Push the bishop pawn in case there is an imminent check, as we see here:

Otherwise, push the knight pawn followed by the bishop pawn for a safer fortress and easier time attacking the player in front of you.

In this phase, trade off as many pieces as possible with the opponent opposite you. This weakens the hardest opponent to attack for you and may also encourge teaming against them. Now, with that in mind, this could also work against you for the same reasons, so always watch your back! 
Another thing to note is that it's generally the players with the least pieces on the board that win. This is because they have traded all their material and have stacked up on points. For this reason, don't hold on to your pieces for as long as possible. Instead, trade as soon as it seems viable.
3 Player Stage

So in the article "Guide to 4pc", they made it in a similar format to this. I will be taking a few tips from them and describe the scenarios you may be in once you reach 3 players.
1. One over powered player

This is the scenario in which one of the players has the most material and the most points on the board. In that case, the easiest solution is to just team on them and win as much of their excess material as possible. If the other player blunders (The one with less material) check the powerful opponent. This *should* make them (the less powerful player) trust you and help you team up against the opponent. If you get in a tight spot, however, grab a minor piece from the more powerful opponent with a king sacrifice (More on this later)

2. Both opponents are worse

In case you find yourself the most powerful player, it should be simple work to checkmate either one of the opponents and claim a win. In case you are finding this hard, promote as many pawns as possible to help you achieve your goal.
3. One with material, the other with points 

This is where things get a bit harder. When I find myself in this position, I attempt to grab the material from the person with the higher material to equalize the points and then 1v1 the other opponent. However, this is an encounter that rarely happens to me and would like some advice from higher rated players.
4. Mostly equal

In this case, play like the 4 player stage. Trade material and try to promote.
2 Player Stage

This is where things really begin to ramp up. In this stage, if you are more than 3 points ahead, just resign. This automatically gives you a win. This is the place where king sacks are possible. For example, lets take this scenario- You (white) have 15 points while your opponent (black) has 13. If you resign, your opponent will get more points than you, and that's not what you really want. This is how your position looks-

In this scenario, the best move is for you to capture your opponents rook. Even though he will take your king on the next move, the points would have changes like this-
15+5= 20 points
13+3=16 points

Because you have more points, you win. This is why king sacrifices are an essential part of raji- to ensure maximum points.
Normally, though, you will note be up a solid 2 points and able to capture a bishop or rook
Therefore, there are really only three other possible scenarios for this stage:-
1. You have more material 

If this is the case (and you cannot claim win yet) simply take the remaining material of your opponent and claim a win. You may also sacirifice your king for a pawn if that is what you need to be to have more than 3 points than your opponent
2. You have less material

When this is the case, slowly attempt to promote your remaining pawns and constantly be alert for king sacrifices. Out of all stages, this is the one where you should think the most.
3. Equal material

Simply play as normal. However, play as aggresively as possible and as usual, focus on sacrificing the king to claim a win.

Conclusion

Well yeah that's all I have to say for my beginners guide to raji. What do you guys think?

this is good i might make one but this is everything i would have made

Yippee

Nice guide! I'd love to see more stuff like this come out.

Personally, I've found king pawn ineffective (even as red) when blue is 1700+. It never works on him, and it almost seems that I lose a tempo in setting up the almost inevitable bishop trade with yellow. (I don't like just sliding my bishop over, because then after the trade I have stacked pawns). Thoughts?

I mean, you need to react to it, and it can get dangerous if yellow decides to pressure you along with red, but it never seems to have a very tangible long term effect.

Basically since this is a guide for beginners king's pawn is quite effective below 1700. It generally gives a tempo (as red) and sometimes an early game mate

when you sac the king, i played once vs computer and he won cause i sac the king

How do you play against computer in raji?

anaysis

boo random notification jumpscare ahh

Great Explination.

very good but a block of text is quite hard to read. Im going to edit this a bit.