page_title: Traditional games of Korea
section_title: Yutnori
hierarchical_section_title: Traditional games of Korea / Games / Yutnori
caption_attribution_description: 씨름(相撲), 단원풍속도첩(檀園風俗畵帖)에서 종이에담채, 27cm x 22.7cm, 국립 중앙박물관 소장
context_page_description: Traditional games of Korea have been influenced by the culture, history and environment of the Korean Peninsula. Koreans have enjoyed games throughout history with family and friends, and the games have created a sense of community. The most popular traditional games are Ganggang Sulrae, Jegichagi, Neolttwigi, Ssireum, Tuho, Hitting Tombstone and Yutnori.
context_section_description: Yutnori, a board dice game with four wooden sticks, is one of the most popular traditional games of Korea and usually played on the first day of the New Year by two players (or teams). Each player (or team of two players) takes turns throwing yut sticks. Each stick has two sides (round and flat), which makes the stick roll. Five combinations are possible with yut sticks: do, gae, geol, yut and mo. A player achieving a yut or mo is allowed to roll again. If a board piece lands on a space occupied by an opponent, it is returned to the start and the player goes again. If a piece lands on a space occupied by one's own team, the pieces can go together (counting as one). The combinations determine how the board pieces are moved, and the team that moves all four pieces around the board first wins. The game has its roots in divination rituals.
caption: Sangbak (상박; 相撲) by Kim Hong-do, late 18th century
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