Gonggi
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Hangul: | 공기 or 공기놀이 |
Revised Romanization: | gonggi or gongginori |
Gonggi(공기) is a popular Korean children's game that was traditionally played using 5–7 or more small grape-sized pebbles. The pebbles are called gonggitdol (공깃돌), which means "gonggi stones." Nowadays, children buy colourful plastic tokens instead of finding pebbles. It can be played alone or with friends. Only a few stones and a flat surface is needed for play, so it can be enjoyed by all children, weak or strong.