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Jegichagi is a Korean traditional outdoor game in which players kick a paper jegi into the air and attempt to keep it aloft. A jegi is similar to a shuttlecock, and is made from paper wrapped around a small coin. In Korea, children usually play alone or with friends in winter seasons, especially on Korean New Year.
Squid (Korean: 오징어, ojingŏ) is a children's game played in South Korea. The game is named as such because the shape of the playing field drawn on the ground resembles that of a squid . There are regional variations of the name such as "squid gaisan " (with gaisan thought to be a variation of the Japanese word kaisen 開戦 , 'to start a ...
The stones are called gonggitdol (Korean: 공깃돌, lit. 'gonggi stones'). Since only a few stones and a flat surface are needed for play, the game can be played by anyone almost anywhere. Additionally, this game was historically played by Persian people, where it is known as “Yek Ghol Do Ghol” (یک قل دو قل).
Given its rich history and symbolism, Yutnori has evolved into a popular traditional game among Korean families and friends, particularly during Seollal and Jeongwol Daeboreum – the first and fifteenth days of the new Lunar Year. Beyond entertainment, Yunnori serves as a means of predicting the future through pyeon yut and yut jeom.
The advent of modern warfare, particularly after Joseon's war with Japan, made the gyeokgu irrelevant in armed combat and from then on, it transformed into simpler forms and spread across Korea as popular children's games. It was the basis of the shuttlecock-kicking game and the jachigi. The jachigi game denotes measuring with a stick and ...
In the TV series, In the Soop: Friendcation, Episode 1, Seojun, V and Peakboy play alkkagi. The player who goes first is chosen by Rock, Paper, Scissors, and in a final game, Peakboy and V start with just 3 stones. Other instances of Alkkagi in TV shows are: My Little Television V2; 2 days & 1 night. See List of 2 Days & 1 Night episodes
Ddakji (Korean: 딱지; RR: ttakji; MR: ttakchi) [a] is a traditional Korean toy used primarily to play variants of a category of games called ddakji chigi (딱지치기; ttakji chigi; ttakchi ch'igi; lit. playing/hitting ddakji). They are usually made of paper and are thrown in some way during games.
Yeongsan soemeoridaegi (Korean: 영산쇠머리대기; lit. Wooden bull fighting of Yeongsan) is a traditional game in Korea which is selected as the 25th Important Intangible Cultural Property next to Andong's Chajeon Nori. It is originally played in Yeongsan-myeon, Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea.