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101 Okey

Also known as Yüzbir Okey · Okey 101

Illustration pattern only. No free-licence photograph yet: can you suggest one?

Okey variant with melding during play and point penalties across rounds.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Turkey.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mesopotamia, Levant and Arabia.

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