This game is known as Pong hau k’i in China and Ou-moul-ko-no in Korea.
Age 5 to 18
A game for two players.
Resources:
A game board like the one above.
Each player needs two distinctive pieces such as two pebbles.
To play:
Place the two pebbles at the top and two at the bottom as shown below .
Take turns to slide one pebble along a line to an empty spot.
The first move will be to the middle.
To win: block your opponent so that they cannot move.
Next time you play swap start positions on the board with your opponent.
Printable NRICH Roadshow resource.