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Bentengan
Also known as fort-capture tag
Bentengan is a board and table game tradition from Indonesia.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Indonesia.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Deep Past and First Games (before about 3000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Southeast Asia and the Islands.
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