Think Of The Games Dakon

Two little girls sat facing each other in a hall of the house. They were facing a 16-hole board is filled with brown seeds. Braided their hair, their faces smiling so small teeth are white and they look sweet. Occasionally, their hands raised with brown seeds are held. Joy was the little girl's face that would have clearly been playing dakon.

Um, where ya can find this scene? It seems not easy, especially a lot of little girls today are more busy with her favorite Barbie dolls. But managed to see him in a village in the region Sewon, Bantul. Although not last hall, the joy that emanated was not reduced. If you want to see, go ahead towards the village. However, it is more fun when choosing to play it again.

Reminded again all about the game is often also referred to this Congkak. There are two tools needed to play dakon, namely dakon board has 16 holes, each 7 holes in front and rear and and 1 corner hole on the right and left and brown seeds. The essence of the game is to collect seeds of sapodilla in the corner which we belong. Winning or losing is determined by the number of seeds collected.

Before playing, participants pinging parachute used to determine who plays first. After that, seeds totaling 98 sapodilla deployed in every hole in the board dakon, except a hole in the corner right and left. Thus, each hole containing the brown seeds and 7, each participant has 49 brown seeds are spread in 7 holes in front of him. The game starts by taking all the seeds in one hole and spread one by one on another hole in order.

To spread the seed, there are some rules. Seeds taken from one hole, inserted into the next hole, one by one in order, including the opening opponent. If passed the corner which we belong, then a handful of seeds that we put there. But, if past your opponent's corner hole, we should not put a brown seeds in it. The reason, of course, that the number of brown seeds do not grow a lot of opponents.

Want to win? There are a few tricks, I hope you still remember. For example, before playing, participants select a first seed in the hole which would be dispersed. The goal for the last seed from the collection of seeds that can spread fell in an empty hole. If the seed falls in an empty hole, you can carry or shoot. And, if successful, will more and more seeds are collected in a corner pocket your property, so they can win the game.

To be able to carry or shoot, there are conditions. Carry or bear can be done if the last seed falls into the hole spread opponent's empty, so you can take the seed that is on the right and left of the empty hole in the hole to put your property corner. While the shot or shot, can be done if the last seed falls into the hole distributed empty your property, so they can take the seeds in the hole opposite the hole across your property empty.

Well, how? Want to play it again. You can buy the tools of the game in some shops in Yogyakarta. Some stores that sell board dakon plastic, with seeds that are made of plastic. But, there are also shops selling toys of wood, but at a price of course more expensive. Many people just buy the equipment from the timber dakon only for decoration.

When playing, you may be able to remember the deceitfulness you've ever done. For example, try to outwit your opponent's view that can hide one or two seeds for the last seed falls deployed in an empty hole. Or, other deceitfulness that sometimes makes the game more exciting. Try to remember again what you've done while playing dakon, sure you will laugh yourself remember.

For those of you who have never played it, it's time to try. Many experts who believe that through this game and precision arithmetic can be trained to see. Interested?

Source: Yunanto Wiji Utomo