Congkak

Originating from the word "conkak" (to count), congkak is a Malay traditional game which eventually spread to other parts of Southeast Asia.

In a game of congkak, the two players control seven holes on the congkak board each, and their scores can be calculated by counting the number of marbles (stones, shells, or seeds can also be used) in the store on their left. The players will try to capture more marbles and the winner can then be determined.

The players will take turns to move the marbles by picking one of the seven holes under their control, removing the marbles inside, then distributing the marbles clockwise from the hole they have selected, skipping the opponents store but not their own. If the last marble falls into an occupied hole, all the marbles will be removed from that hole, then redistributed again. This process will be repeated until the very last marble from that particular hole falls into an empty hole, or the player's store. If the last marble ends up in the store, then that player gains another turn immediately, beginning from any of the holes under his control. However, if the last marble falls into one of the empty holes the current player is controlling, then he stands to capture all the marbles on the opposite hole belonging to the other player, unless the hole is empty and no gains can be made in that case.