TOGYZQUMALAQ (Toguz korgool)
According to the rules of the Togyzkumalak game, two players participate in it, each of whom has 9 holes on the board (a total of 18 holes, called «otau»), located opposite each other. Each hole has its own name: 1 - art, 2 - tekturmas, 3 - at otpes, 4 - atsyratar, 5 - bel, 6 - belbasar, 7 - kandy kakpan, 8 - kokmoin, 9 - mandai. In addition, there are two more accumulative holes on the board, called “kazan”.
At the beginning of the game, each player has 81 balls of his own color, that is, 9 balls for 9 holes.
The main task of the game is to move the pebbles in the game holes and collect as many of them as possible into the “kazan”. The collected pebbles are placed in a storage hole. Players make moves one by one. The player who was given the right of the first move by lot takes out all the balls from any hole in his row, except one, and moves them from left to right, dropping one into each subsequent hole in such a way that the last ball falls into the opponent’s hole. If the number of balls in this hole after the end of the turn turns out to be even, then all of them are the “prey” of the player and are transferred to his kazan. The right to make the next move passes to the opponent. If there is not a single ball left in the holes of one of the players, then his opponent transfers all the balls of his row to his kazan. The game is played until one of the two players collects more than 81 pebbles in his kazan (this player wins), or they both collect 81 pebbles (draw).
Team line-up: 2 – men, 2 – women, 1 – coach.
Athletes 12 years and older are allowed to compete.
Competitions are held in individual and team competitions according to the Swiss system. Quantity – 7 rounds. The results are summarized separately between men and women.
Competitions are held according to the rules of the World Togyzkumalak Federation
