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Malay Culture Malay Traditional Games
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Content

• Congklak
• Gasing
• Kuit
• Layang layang
• Five stones
• Marbles
• Chaptek

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Origins Of Congklak
Congklak has its origins in either Africa or the
Arab world, The earliest recorded writings
describing the game were found in references to
mancala in Arab religious texts dating to the
Middle Ages. Some scholars believe that the game
originated in the Middle East and spread from
there to Africa.
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Gasing
A pear-shaped wooden spinning-top, with a metal
pin or peg forming the point, spun by the rapid
uncoiling of a string wound about it , it can
weigh up to ten pounds and can sometimes be as
large as a dinner plate. Gasing competitions are
judged by the length of time each top spins. The
tops are set spinning by unfurling a rope that
has been wound about the top. A gasing expert
can set one spinning for over an hour.
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Kuit
One simple but very entertaining game is kuit,
played with a broad band of a coconut shell cut
from its mid section. Each team consists of three
players, and they are expected to show their
skills in different ways of moving the shell. One
way is by kicking it backwards using the heel and
also kicking it forward. The kuit can be picked
up and thrown or be made to bounce several times
while moving towards a target. The most difficult
manouver involves bending the body backwards like
doing the limbo, and trying to touch your
opponent's shell with yours. Broken shell are
allowed to be replaced!
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Layang Layang
Layang-layang or Kikik are kites. Bamboo frames
are covered with thin kite paper and can measure
anything from 18 inches to 4 feet in length.
During competitions, contestants take turns to
fly their kite. Points are given to the quality
of the kite, its decorations, flying techniques
and aerial maneuvers. It takes skill to handle a
kite, especially when the wind is high.
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Five Stones
-Sharp reflexes are needed to play batu serambat
or five stones. Tiny cloth bags stuffed with
beans, sand and rice are tossed in the air by a
player. Before it falls, she has to pick up
another bag from the ground. This game is popular
among girls and is played with one hand. -One
way we used five small stones. First of all, we
threw all of them down on the floor. Then you
picked one up with your fingers and tossed it
into the air. You had to pick another one up and
then catch the one you threw in the air. Then you
picked each of them up in turns. The second round
you played, you picked two stones up at a time.
The third round you played, you picked three of
them up, then you picked the last one up. The
fourth round you picked four of them up. The last
step you tossed the stones into the air and
caught them on the back of your hand. You had to
snatch them off and try to catch them in your
palm. The number which you caught was your score.
After that, you started over. If you failed to
catch them, it was your partner's turn. The
second way we played, we used 100-200 stones. We
put them all together and tried to make groups.
If you succeeded in catching them, they would be
yours.  
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Marbles
This is a children's game for two players or
more. The main equipment is a set of
marbles--small, round balls made of solid stuff,
usually transparent and of different colors. How
the Game is PlayedOne set of marbles is placed
at the center of an approximately 10- by 15
square foot ground or floor arena, in the form of
a triangle or square. The number of marbles may
vary from 2 to 8 or even more, depending on the
number of players and agreement among them. Each
game may last from 20 to 30 minutes. Each player
has his or her own shooter marble to shoot the
set. Shooting is done by placing the shooter
marble between the index finger and the thumb and
moving the thumb outward to shove the shooter
marble in order to hit the marbles in the set.
Player number one starts the game by shooting at
the set and goes on playing until he/she misses
hitting any of the marbles from the set. Then, it
is the other player's turn to shoot the set.
Each player temporarily keeps any marbles that
he/she can hit and move out of the triangle or
square. The final session the game is scary. All
the players take turns beating each other. If a
player's shooter marble gets hit, he/she loses
and must give his/her temporary wins to the one
who hits him/her. At the end of the game, the
winner takes all. 
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Chaptek

• The chaptek (shuttlecock) A player kicks the
  chaptek in the air for as long as he can. The
  chaptek consists of round rubber pieces secured
  with a nail. Brightly coloured chicken feathers
  are fastened to the center of the pieces.
• Chaptek
• The Chaptek (shuttlecock) is a traditional Malay
  game, made from a thick rubber disc with
  colourful feathers. Pronounced chap-tay, this
  game calls for dexterity, balance and
  coordination. It is quite a popular pastime
  activity amongst children and is often played by
  boys and men in China, India and other parts of
  Asia.
• The game is played between two or more players
  and requires one player to kick the Chaptek
  vertically into the air with one of his feet.
  Points are scored by the number of kicks a player
  can achieve without the Chaptek falling to the
  ground.
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• Instructions
• To have the team form a circle and start kicking
  the Chaptek around
• They are not to use different parts of their body
  other than their feet
• Points will be given according to the number of
  hits to the Chaptek without it hitting the ground

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Done by Chan Zhongwei Wilson
Koh Lee Jinjia
Loh Jingkang Benjamin Hu
Chan Junde