Kkoni is a board game playedby moving pieces to capture others’ by surrounding them.
According to historical records,it was widely played among the Koreans in the period of Koryo Kingdom.
Kkoni has the meaning of lockingsomething in or distinguishing something while thinking. In other words, thename of the game derived from the meaning of a game for capturing pieces by wayof encircling them, or the meaning that pieces are moved with careful thought.
It is a simple and populargame that everyone can easily learn.
The game is played on a kkoni boardor can be played by drawing it on paper, ground, rock or other appropriate places. Thepieces can be made with broken pieces of twigs or pebbles unlike those ofjanggi (Korean chess) or paduk (paduk).
As it can be played at anyplace, not only children but also adults would play it at their leisure time inthe past.
Kkoni has been used for agesin the development of people’s intelligence and leisureactivities.
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