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Encyclopedia ID 1214

Horse race ludo

Also known as Co Ca Ngua

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

Pachisi-type race game via French influence.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Vietnam. Animals are partners in this tradition; good care and local rules always come first.

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 Southeast Asia and the Islands.

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