Congklak is a traditional game that is known and spread throughout Indonesia. There are a lot of names for this game. In Java, it called congklak, dakon, dhakon, or dhakonan. In Sumatera, it called congkak. In Lampung, it called dentuman lamban and in Sulawesi, it called mokaotan, manggaleceng, aggalacang or nogarata.

The aim of this game is to collect the most seeds. The materials that we need to play this game are a congklak board and seeds (shells, dried beans, marbles, buttons, etc). There are 14 small holes facing each other at the congklak board and 2 large homes on both sides. Each player has 7 small holes and one home. This game is played by two people face to face.

Materials:

1. A congklak board.

2. Seeds, called biji.

Steps:

1. The players sit face to face.

2. Put congklak board between the players.

3. Then, fill each small hole with seven biji (five biji for a shorter game).

4. Next, the players determine who will play first by paper, rock, and scissors (or gajah, orang, tikus if they know how).

5. After that, the player can start the game by taking biji from their side only and places one-by-one towards their home.

6. If the biji ends in a hole on their side which still has biji , the player can pick up those biji and continue (The students know this as my “continue rule”).

7. If the biji ends on his/her home, the player can play another round (the students know this as my “bonus rule”).

8. If the player has a round that goes the entire way of the board (from their side, to their opponents side and back again), and lands on an empty hole, the player can take all biji belonging to an opponent’s side directly opposite (I call this my “stealing rule”).

9. The game is considered complete if there are no biji left on the playing board and the winner is the one with the most in his/her home.