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Korean Childhood Game
A Korean five-stone game of rhythm and dexterity
Gonggi is played with five small stones or pieces. Similar knucklebone games are found in many regions, while Korea developed its own familiar sequence and names.
Children used rounded pebbles before small colourful plastic pieces became common. The rules vary slightly by place and group.
The game combines hand-eye coordination, timing and the planning needed to gather exactly the right number of stones.
Stop the shared timing gauge to scatter the stones, choose the stone to toss, and collect the exact group while it is airborne. A failed attempt passes the turn, but your next turn resumes from the same stage. Each stone caught in the finishing move scores one year; first to 30 years or the highest score after ten turns wins.
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Play GonggiThe history and traditional play above are summarised from the public sources below. Names and rules vary a little from region to region.