Congkak Entrée 5

This is me playing 'Congkak'………….

 

Congkak Entrée 4

Congkak can benefit children mostly because:

•  It allows families to have quality time together while improving relationships

• Creating laughter

• Keeping the brain healthy

•  Strengthening the bond that glue the family's fabric.

• Learning math with congkak case also will be very interesting because it helps children to count the shells and create the strategic plan to defeat the opponent. 

 
 

Congkak Entrée 3

Film based on ‘Congkak’….

• A  2008 Malaysian horror film directed by Ahmad Idham named after this traditional game, ‘Congkak’.

• This film is about Kazman a dedicated husband who, despite his wife Sufiah's protests, decided to buy a bungalow for their family near a lake as a family getaway. Anxious in the new house, Sufiah feels as if someone is watching her. Her daughter Lisa, who would always go downstairs at night to play Congkak  with someone whom she could only see, compounds her uneasiness. Sufiah throws the Congkak  in the lake, but is awakened the next night by the sound of the Congkak  being played again and upon investigation, she sees an old lady playing it. When her daughter disappears, the oldest resident in that area, Pak Tua, comes to the family's rescue and helps in locating the missing family members.

• This film are starring by Nanu Baharuddin as Sufiah, Riezman Khuzaimi as Kazman, Erin Malek and Erynne Erynna as this couples daughters in this film.

Congkak Entrée 2

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The congkak board consists of two rows of 7 holes called the 'houses' and two bigger holes called the 'storehouse.

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 Before the game starts the 'houses' are filled with seven congkak seeds each while the 'storehouses' are left empty.

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Both players begin simultaneously by scooping up all the shells in any house on their side. Each drops a shell into the next 'house' and continues clockwise depositing one shell into every house thereafter. A player drops a shell into his 'storehouse' each time he passes it but does not  

       deposit any into his opponent's 'storehouse'. 

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How the game continues, depends on where the last shell of each scoop is deposited.

• IF THE SHELL DROPS INTO THE PLAYER'S OWN 'STOREHOUSE': The player scoops up the shells from any of his 'houses' and distributes them in the cups ('houses') round the board but not in his opponents's 'storehouse'.
• IF THE SHELL DROPS INTO A 'HOUSE' (on either side of the board) CONTAINING SHELLS: The player scoops up all the shells in that 'house' and continues distributing them as described above.

5 The first round ends when a player has no more shells on his side. 6 Play resumes in the second round with players redistributing shells from their own 'storehouse' to their own 'houses'. Beginning from left to right, seven shells are placed in each 'house'. If a player does not have sufficient shells to fill his own 'houses', the remaining cups are left empty and         are considered 'burnt'. The leftover shells are deposited into his own         'storehouse.' The opponent deposits excess shells he has won into his         own 'storehouse'.               7 The loser gets to start the second round. Play is continued as before but players will bypass 'burnt houses' for instance no shells are to be dropped into these houses. If a shell is accidentally dropped into a 'burnt house', it is confiscated and stored in the opponent's 'storehouse'. 8 Play continues until one player loses all his 'houses' or concedes   defeat.

 

Congkak Entrée 1

.:HISTORY OF CONGKAK:. 

Congkak or Congklak is a mancala game of malay origin played in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei,  Southern Thailand, and some parts of Sumatra and Borneo.

Close variants : 
Dakon or Dhakon (Java), Sungka (Phillipines), Chongka' (Marianas), Jogklak (interior of Java); Dentuman Lamban (Lampung), Mokaotan,Maggaleceng, Aggalacang or Nogarata (Celebes), Chonka (Sri Lanka) and Naranj (Maldives).

Mostly played by girls, has simple rules that allow the boards to have different numbers of holes. Congkak boards are often made of teak or mahogany wood are often elaborately carved into various shapes such as naga or birds. It is believed to originate from old Malay "congak", meaning "mental calculation".

The oldest mancala game boards were found in a ruined fort of Roman Egypt and date back to the 4th century AD. The game was likely introduced to Southeast Asia by Indian or Arab traders in the 15th century.

It is believed to have spread throughout Malay world through merchants via Malacca, an important trading post at that time. In the early days, it was thought that this game was for the king and family and palace residents, however later it spread to the general population of the kingdom.Beside the Malays, the Indian Peranakan also enjoy playing Congkak.

The current Malaysian Ringgit 10 sen coin has a Congkak board on the reverse in recognition of the long history of congakak in Malaysia.