Togyz Kumalak

Two players sow pebbles around two rows of nine pits and capture even-numbered pits and a special tuzdyk pit; first to a majority of the 162 stones wins.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Kazakhstan.

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 Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia.