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Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright Manage No SS00000324 Stakeholder Category Organization Country Kyrgyzstan Name of Representative Shariipa Moldalieva Contact Person : President
| Description | Toguz Korgool Federation was founded in 1991 by bearers and practitioners that aimed to promote the game in all regions of the country. Toguz korgool is played on a special board with pellets made of stone, wood, metal, etc. The game has several variations and improves the strategic and creative thinking of the players. Nowadays, toguz korgool is one of the popular traditional games played during many cultural, social, and sports events and contests. The Federation has established a number of clubs in schools and universities in the country to enhance peer-to-peer learning and the transmission of the game to a younger generation. Toguz Korgool Federation promotes the game through different means by creating online games, conducting research, organizing contests, etc. Twice a year, trainers of the game strengthen their capacity by attending special courses. The toguz korgool game was included in the program of the World Nomad Games and attracted participants from 34 countries (as of 2018, during the III World Nomad Games). There is also International Toguz Korgool Federation which unites more than 56 countries that play this intellectual game. In 2020, with the support of the Federation the nomination file “Traditional intelligence and strategy game: Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool, Mangala/Göçürme” was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Türkiye. The Federation continues its efforts in the wide dissemination, safeguarding, and promotion of the strategy game for global communities. | ||
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| Phone(Office) | +996 312 88 71 81 | ||
| ftkkr@mail.ru | Web Site | http://9at.kg | |
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Traditional intelligence and strategy game: Toguz Korgool
Toguz Korgool is a traditional Kyrgyz board game played with nine small pellets. It is an intellectual game which belongs to the family of mangala games. Back in the day, Kyrgyz people played it without a board. Players would make dents on the ground and use dry sheep droppings as pellets, hence the name. Currently, players use small pellets made out of stone, wood or other material. The game enhances logical and analytical thinking as well as counting skills. That is why this game is often referred to as “herders’ algebra”. One game can last up to 4-5 hours. A player use basic four mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. The success in the game depends not only on math skills but also on tactics. Back in the day each pellet symbolized a warrior. The board consist of 9 niches for each player as well as two big niches to collect appropriated pellets. There are 162 pellets. To flag the trump niche players use special signs. Two stones of different shape or color can be used as those signs. The board is divided into two parts, namely, the black (dark) and white (light) sides. Modern boards assign numbers to the niches from 1 to 9 from left to right. In a traditional version, each niche has a name (different regions have their own names for those niches): 1 — tail (kuiruk) 2 — horse wouldn't pass over it (at ötpös) 3 — bad house (jaman ui) 4 — shoulder (daly) 5 — lower back (bel) 6 — white armpit (ak koltuk) 7 — double-toothed (eki tishti) 8 — blue neck (kök moyun) 9 — mouth (ooz)
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Nomad games, rediscovering heritage, celebrating diversity
The World Nomad Games are the biggest international project held in the Kyrgyz Republic, a project initiated by the government in 2012 for the revival and preservation of the culture of nomadic civilization. The mission of the World Nomad Games covers the revival, development and preservation of the ethnosport and ethnoculture movement in the world, diversity and originality of the people of the world in order to foster a more tolerant and open relationship between people. The World Nomad Games consist of three main parts: • Ethnoculture • Ethnosport • Science The First World Nomad Games were held in Kyrgyzstan in 2014. 583 athletes from 19 countries participated in competitions held in 10 types of sports, plus an additional 1,200 participants in the cultural program. The Second World Nomad Games were held in Kyrgyzstan in 2016. 1,200 athletes from 62 countries participated in competitions in 26 types of ethnosports. The Third World Nomad Games were held in Kyrgyzstan in 2018. 1,500 athletes from 66 countries participated in competitions in 37 types of ethnosports.
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