Yut-game is a folk game in which players compete with each other moving pieces on the board as indicated by the faces of sticks.
It is one of the typical folk games enjoyed by the Korean people from olden times.
The terms used in the game “to”, “kae”, “kol”, “yut” (“shyung”) and “mo” are said to have originated from the job titles of the Puyo dynasty or from the purposes of breeding five kinds of domestic animals―pig, dog, sheep, cow and horse―distributed to five villages.
The yut-game is played with four sticks.
The sticks were usually made of wood, and chestnuts and beans were also used instead of wood sticks.
Round straight wood sticks 2 centimeters in diameter and 10-15 centimeters long were split in two semi-circle sticks for the game.
Who moved pieces round more on the board than opponents as indicated by the faces of sticks was the winner.
The yut-game, which has been enjoyed by the Korean people from olden times, is still being widely played on public holidays including the Lunar New Year’s Day.