Ssangnyuk
Players and observers alike absorbed in a Ssangryuk game during the Joseon dynasty
Ssangnyuk (hangul: 쌍륙, hanja: 雙六) is a traditional Korean board game.
Introduction[]
Ssangnyuk (or Ssang-yuk) is a game using dice that is most commonly played in winter. It has a game board, 30 horses and 2 dice. It is also called ssangnyuk (same spelling and sound but different hanja: 雙陸), aksak (hangul: 악삭, hanja: 握槊), sangnyuk (상륙, 象陸), and ssang-yuk (상육, 象陸).
The game is similar in structure and play to those of the Tables family of games, a genre that includes Backgammon.[1]
Contents[]
The game board doesn't have any required size, but on average it is 80 cm long and 40 cm wide. A die is about 1 cm³ and is made from ivory or bone. Tiger bone is preferred.
See also[]
- Backgammon
- ban-sugoroku (盤双六) (a Japanese variant of backgammon)
References[]
- ^ https://kuiwon.wordpress.com/category/korean-eras-%E9%9F%93%E5%9C%8B%E6%99%82%E4%BB%A3-%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%8B%9C%EB%8C%80/chosun-late-period-%E6%9C%9D%E9%AE%AE%E5%BE%8C%E6%9C%9F-%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%ED%9B%84%EA%B8%B0-1637-1897/pak-jiweon-%E6%9C%B4%E8%B6%BE%E6%BA%90-%EB%B0%95%EC%A7%80%EC%9B%90/[dead link]
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