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WINNING CONDITIONS

In addition to owning 1 Golden Star badge (earned by winning a Challenge round), the player must successfully travel to and place their colored token on all of the following provinces/cities by correctly answering the corresponding question cards:

• Hòa Bình Province

• 1 province in the Northern Midlands and Mountains with a Group 1 tile

• 1 province in the Central Highlands with a Group 2 tile

• 1 province in the South Central Coast or Mekong Delta with a Group 3 tile

• 1 province in the North Central Coast with a Group 4 tile

  
  

SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

If a player lands on a province/city within the traditional region of the ethnic group they represent, they receive a special privilege (usable only once during the game):

• Confiscate 2 province/city flags from another player and return them to the bank, OR

• Convert 1 province/city flag owned by another player into their own.

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ETHNIC GROUP INFORMATION

Origin: An indigenous ethnic group with a long-standing presence in Vietnam, particularly in the midlands and mountainous regions.

Traditional Social Structure:

Society was divided into two main classes:

• Nobility (Nhà Lang) and

• Commoners, living in villages (xóm) and territorial units (mường). Governance was based on customary law, organized at the village (quêl/xóm) level.

  
  

Religious Beliefs and Practices:

The Mường people practice ancestor worship and also worship notable spirits such as:

• Tản Viên Mountain God

• Land Deity (Thổ Công)

  
  

Marriage Customs:

Weddings today follow modern customs, with freedom in love and courtship. Traditional practices like bride price and groom price have been abolished.

Traditional Attire:

• Women: Wear headscarves, halter tops (yếm), short jackets, and long skirts with intricate waistband embroidery. Accessories include bracelets, beaded necklaces, and silver waist chains (xà tích).

• Men: Wear short, round-neck shirts, coarse indigo- or brown-dyed pants, and dark-colored headscarves (black or navy).

  
  

Cuisine:

Their diet includes rice, tube wine (rượu cần), and pipe tobacco (thuốc lào).

Traditional Housing:

• Stilt Houses: Most Mường people traditionally live in four-roof stilt houses, often surrounded by betel palms and jackfruit trees.

  • Upper level: Living quarters

  • Lower level: Space for livestock, rice mortar, and farming tools

• Modern Homes: Many now reside in tile-roofed, flat-roofed, or multi-story houses, reflecting Vietnamese architectural influences.

  
  

Culture & Heritage:

(Lễ hội Khai hạ)

(Tri thức Lịch Đoi)

(Nghệ thuật Chiêng Mường ở Hòa Bình)

(Mo Mường ở Hòa Bình, Hà Nội, Phú Thọ, Thanh Hóa)

(Trò diễn Pôồn Pôông)

(Hát Sắc bùa)