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Puluc

Also known as Kekchi · Mopan board game

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

Two sides move along a track using binary stick throws; landing on an enemy piece captures it, but it must then be dragged home.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Guatemala, Belize.

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 The Americas: Mesoamerica.

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