gonggi
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Gonggi () is a Korean playground game that is traditionally played using five or more small grape-sized pebbles or plastic stones. It can be played alone or with friends. The stones are called gonggitdol (). The game has five levels of increasing difficulty, testing hand-eye coordination, dexterity, and timing.
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- Game.title
- Gonggi
- Game.italic title
- yes
- Game.image_link
- Gonggi pebbles.jpg
- Game.image_caption
- Plastic grape-sized stones
- Game.genre
- Hand game
- Game.skills
- Fine motor skill
- Game.related
- Knucklebones
- Korean name/auto.child
- yes
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- 공기; 공기놀이
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- Gonggi pebbles.jpg
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- native label
- 좌질
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- History
- Gameplay
- Tricks in Level 5
- Speed gonggi
- Stages
- Crisis
- Snail
- [[Baekdusan]] ''gonggi''
- [[Maneki Neko]] ''gonggi''
- Genius ''gonggi''
- Playing calls
- International equivalents
- See also
- References
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Gonggi () is a Korean playground game that is traditionally played using five or more small grape-sized pebbles or plastic stones. It can be played alone or with friends. The stones are called gonggitdol (). The game has five levels of increasing difficulty, testing hand-eye coordination, dexterity, and timing.
Similar games are found in other countries. The game was historically played by Persians, who called it "Yek Ghol Do Ghol" (). This traditional game has been a popular pastime among children in Iran, often played outdoors or on flat surfaces. It is also a popular game in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, where it is known as "Halma-qo".