94 MALAY GAME 'JONGKAK'. 



When the last seed falls into a hole in which there are 

 other seeds, these are taken and the player continues in play, 

 and should the last seed fall into the player's "house" 

 she also continues in play, taking the seeds from any hole in 

 her "village." 



When no more seeds remain in a player's "village" she 

 is said to be "once defeated" (kalah sa-papan). She may 

 however, take any seeds there may be in her " house " and 

 place them again in the holes in her " village " putting 7 in a 

 hole as before. Should any holes be left empty they are 

 called "ruined wells" (telaga burok) and the player owning 

 " ruined wells " must wait until her opponent is dead before 

 playing again. 



The game goes on in this way until a player has lost all 

 her seeds. She is then " utterly destroyed " (mati kena abu). 

 Skeat, who calls the game " chongkak," gives a short descrip- 

 ion of it in his " Malay Magic." 



