Game Congklak

Game Congklak

Post by Primary Games

There are interesting on the front page of the Google search engine. Visible images of traditional games congklak adorn Google's display. Yes, yesterday July 23, 2014, the US-based Internet giant participated celebrate National Children's Day.

Yesterday, July 23, 2014, all Indonesian children celebrate National Children's Day. Not to be outdone, Google also helped enliven the Google Doodle featuring a unique design on the front page of its search engine.

Game Congklak

Games congklak chosen by Google as a representative of the joy the children of Indonesia, although this time, the game has begun rarely played again by the children.

Congklak is a traditional game that is known by various names throughout Indonesia.

In Java, this game is known as congklak, dakon, dhakon, or dhakonan. In some areas of Sumatran Malay cultured, this game is known as supercilious.

In Lampung this game is
known as the slow thump, while in Sulawesi, this game is known by several names: mokaotan, maggaleceng, aggalacang and nogarata.

The game is in Malaysia, also known as supercilious, whereas in English this game called Mancala.

Congklak played by two people. In the game, they use so-called board and 98 boards congklak congklak fruit seeds.

Generally, congklak board made ​​of wood and plastic, while the seeds are made of shells, seeds, stones, marbles, or plastic.

Back to the theme of today's Google Doodle. In Indonesia, the celebration of National Children's Day stems from an idea for the welfare of the child.

This celebration is commemorated on July 23 in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 44 Year 1984 on July 19, 1984.

For the 2014 National Children's Day which falls on this day, the theme is 'Indonesia One Action, Stop Violence against Children'.