Nyout Board Game

Nyout (Ancient Korean game), also called Nyout-nol-ki, ancient Korean cross-and-circle board game. The nyout board, consists of 29 marks representing a cross circumscribed by a circle. The pieces, called mal, or horses.

Players advance their pieces according to three throws of four wooden dice, called pam-nyout. These are black and white on opposing sides. The number of moves allowed depends on the number of black sides up. The object of the game is to get a predetermined number of horses aro