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What is Kuti Kuti?
What is Kuti Kuti?
Kuti Kuti is a traditional children’s game in which two opposing players take turns to deftly flip colourful plastic tokens on top of those of their opponent.
Kuti Kuti is a traditional children’s game in which two opposing players take turns to deftly flip colourful plastic tokens on top of those of their opponent.
Variations of the game are also played using bottle caps and rubber bands instead of plastic pieces. These variants of the game feature players flipping bottle caps or rubber bands instead but retaining similar rules.
Variations of the game are also played using bottle caps and rubber bands instead of plastic pieces. These variants of the game feature players flipping bottle caps or rubber bands instead but retaining similar rules.
How to play Kuti Kuti?
How to play Kuti Kuti?
1. Players take turns to use their tokens to try to 'capture' opponent's tokens
1. Players take turns to use their tokens to try to 'capture' opponent's tokens
2.If a player’s token lands on top of an opponent’s token, the player then claims the opponent’s token as his own.
2.If a player’s token lands on top of an opponent’s token, the player then claims the opponent’s token as his own.
3. The game ends when one person has no more tokens
3. The game ends when one person has no more tokens
Larger pieces were much sought after as they were more likely to win a game.
Larger pieces were much sought after as they were more likely to win a game.
It is suggested for each player to have 8 tokens each at the start
It is suggested for each player to have 8 tokens each at the start
History of Kuti Kuti
History of Kuti Kuti
The origins of the term kuti kuti are uncertain, but it is possibly the Malay term for the flipping action used in the game. The game has been played by local children since the late 1940s.
The origins of the term kuti kuti are uncertain, but it is possibly the Malay term for the flipping action used in the game. The game has been played by local children since the late 1940s.
The earliest versions of kuti kuti pieces were simple, round discs with a limited number of colours. Later versions of the kuti kuti pieces were made of brightly coloured transparent plastic shaped as objects or animals such as elephants, monkeys and birds. In the past, kuti kuti pieces were often sold in packets at mamak shops (Indian shops).
The earliest versions of kuti kuti pieces were simple, round discs with a limited number of colours. Later versions of the kuti kuti pieces were made of brightly coloured transparent plastic shaped as objects or animals such as elephants, monkeys and birds. In the past, kuti kuti pieces were often sold in packets at mamak shops (Indian shops).
Today, kuti kuti is still manufactured and sold in shops in Singapore and Malaysia. Requiring skill and accuracy, the game was popular among children in Singapore in the mid-twentieth century, but has declined in popularity with the advent of electronic games in more recent decades.
Today, kuti kuti is still manufactured and sold in shops in Singapore and Malaysia. Requiring skill and accuracy, the game was popular among children in Singapore in the mid-twentieth century, but has declined in popularity with the advent of electronic games in more recent decades.
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