LAO

WINNING CONDITIONS

In addition to possessing 1 Golden Star badge (earned by winning a Challenge round), the player must successfully move (place a colored token) to all the following areas by correctly answering questions on the question cards corresponding to the respective provinces/cities:

• Điện Biên province

• 1 province/city in the Midland and Northern Mountainous region, North Central Coast, or South Central Coast with group 3 squares

• 1 province/city in the Southeast region with group 2 squares

• 1 province/city in the Central Highlands or Mekong Delta with group 4 squares

  
  

SPECIAL PRIVILEGES

If a player lands on a province/city square that corresponds to the ethnic group area they represent, they receive a special privilege (can only be claimed ONCE per game):

• Confiscate 2 province/city markers from other players on the board and return them to the bank OR

• Convert 1 province/city marker from another player into their own marker

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ETHNIC GROUP INFORMATION

Origin and History: Migrated from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Arts: Folk singing and dancing, rhythmic dances using instruments such as the khèn (mouth organ), drums, and flute.

Social Structure: Organized from village to hamlet level, managed by party cell secretaries, village heads, and village elders.

Religion: Ancestor worship influenced by Buddhism, with an annual festival held in the 4th lunar month.

Clothing: Women wear short jackets and long skirts embroidered with bright patterns; men wear traditional shirts and trousers, accompanied by headscarves and neck scarves.

Cuisine: Staple foods include sticky rice, fish, snails, eels, shrimp, dishes such as fish salad and buffalo meat "lạp," and a preference for the fish sauce called "pa-đẹc."

Housing: Divided into living areas and kitchens, featuring a worship chamber.

Culture & Heritage:

(Tết té nước Bun huột nặm của người Lào)