Overview
Traditional intelligence and strategy game: Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool, Mangala/Göçürme is a traditional game which can be played on special boards or improvised ones such as pits on the ground. The game can be played with pellets made of stone, wood, metal and bone, nuts, or seeds, which are distributed across the pits; the player who gathers the most pellets wins the game. There are several variations of the game. For example, the board can have two, three, four, six or nine pits arranged in order according to the number of players, and the duration varies according to the number of players. In the submitting States, the element is linked to other traditional crafts such as wood and stone carving and jewellery making. Wood and stone carving masters and jewellers make elaborately decorated boards and pellets as well as practical ones, reflecting traditional worldviews and their...
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Community and Authority
- Communities
- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye
- Languages
- Not specified in UNESCO dataset
- Cultural territories
- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye
- Countries
- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye
How the System Works
Traditional intelligence and strategy game: Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool, Mangala/Göçürme is a traditional game which can be played on special boards or improvised ones such as pits on the ground. The game can be played with pellets made of stone, wood, metal and bone, nuts, or seeds, which are distributed across the pits; the player who...
Sources and Evidence
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- preferredTitle
- UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
- summary
- UNESCO DataHub field description_en
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- rights
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