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Yut, A Game Played on New Year's Day in Korea

This is a traditional game in Korea. There are four sticks, each one made of wood and about 15 centimeters in length. The sticks have two sides; the upside is rounded and the downside is flat. Before the game starts, people have to divide into teams; usually two to four teams works best. Then we draw a very simple game board on a white paper. It's easy to draw. Just draw 7 small circles or points so it looks like an x-shaped square. A point on the lower right side of the game board is the starting point and a point at the opposite lower left side is the end point. To win this game, you have to get the most points and arrive at the end point first.

Suppose two people play the game. One of them throws the sticks to the ground first. If the flat side comes up, it means you get a point. If two flat sides come up, you get two points. If four flat sides come up, you get four points. If four rounded sides come up, you get five points because it's difficult to do that.If you get one point, your stone can go one step forward on the game board. That means, if you get four points, your stone can go four steps.

In Korea, we play this game on New Year's Day. On that day, all of the family and relatives get together and play this game. Usually, we divede into three teams and the oldest grandmom is the judge. We bet some money on who will win. We enjoy the game. If one team wins, that team gets the money, but they have to buy some food or drinks for everybody. I think playing this game is a very good way for people to stick together without considering the differences in people's ages.

Stop!

This game allowed as many players as you wanted, and you only needed a sheet of paper and a pen or a pencil. We divided the sheet into categories such as animals, flowers, movies, T'V shows, colors, fruits, last names, whatever you wanted. You had to draw a vertical line between each word.

When each player had their own sheet ready, it was time to start. One of the players started the game, saying aloud the letters of the alphabet in order--A, B, C, D, E, F, and so on. The player next to him had to say "Stop!" as loud as he could.

When that player said stop, the one who was saying the letters of the alphabet had to stop right there, and it was the moment for all the players to start writing a word with that consonant or vowel. You needed to write a word for each category, and you only had time to write until the first player finished.

When the first player finished, he said "Stop!" again, and it was time to review the answers. Each player had to say the word that he or she wrote, and if two players had the same word, they received only 50 points; for example, let's say you had to write with the consonant "P".