Yut Nori

Four half-round sticks serve as dice (do, gae, geol, yut, mo) to race four tokens around a 29-station board, with captures and extra throws.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of South Korea, North Korea.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Japan and Korea.