games

Congkak:
This game is played by two people on a wooden, boat-shaped board on which there are two rows of evenly-sized cups. These rows are called houses and each has a larger sized cup at the end called the storehouse.

Cowrie seeds or shells are used in the game. The players begin simultaneously by scooping seven of the seeds or shells from any cup and distributing them, one in each house, in an effort to reach their own storehouse. When a player runs out of seeds, he can pick up one from the house he is on. If there is none in that spot and he is out of shells, he loses his turn and the next player starts the sequence.

Congkak ends when one player loses all his houses to his opponent or concedes defeat. The loser has to carry the playing board on top of his head and walk around the block.

Keleret:
To play this game, there must be an even number of players. The object of the game is to get a free piggy-back ride from your opponent. To start the game, each player has a flat stone or tile which he will throw as close as possible to the common target, either a line or a circle drawn on the floor.

If the winners do not want the piggy-back ride, they can demand a horse-back ride or even pull the ear of their opponent while they walk to the target and back to the baseline.

Capteh:
Capteh is made from a thick rubber disc with three or four colourful feathers. This game calls for dexterity, balance and co-ordination. The game is played between two or more players and requires one player to kick the capteh vertically into the air with one of his feet. Points are scored by the number of kicks a player can achieve without the capteh falling to the ground.

Five Stones:
This game is similar to the Western game of jacks and was the most popular among schoolgirls. It is played with small pyramid-shaped cloth bags filled with seeds, sand or grains of rice. Two or more player can play this game which has eight progressive steps for throwing and catching the five stones. The player who is able to complete all the stages within the least possible amount of time is the winner.

Main Lereng:
This game can be played by any number of individuals or several teams. The only equipment needed is a bicycle wheel, which has been stripped of its tyre and inner tube, and a stick. The object of the game is to roll the wheel over a predetermined distance. The winner is the player or team which completes the distance in the shortest time.

Goli Panjang:
Goli means marbles in Malay. Each player or team contributes a equal number of marbles placed in a circle. Each player is only allowed one key marble - the gundu, which he uses to try and knock as many marbles out of the circle as possible. The player gets to keep the marbles that he had knocked out. The winning team is the one that wins the most number of marbles at the end of the game.