DAO

WINNING CONDITIONS

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

• Lào Cai, Bắc Kạn, and Hà Giang provinces

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

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

• 1 province in the Northern Midlands and Mountainous Region, Red River Delta, or Mekong Delta with a Group 3 tile

  
  

SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

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

• Confiscate 2 province/city flags of any other player and return them to the bank, OR

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

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ETHNIC GROUP INFORMATION

• Historical Origins: The Dao people originated from China. Their migration into Vietnam began as early as the 12th–13th centuries and continued until the first half of the 20th century.

• Family Structure: They follow a patrilineal system, where the elder male or the eldest son is the head of the household and decision-maker.

• Festivals & Ceremonies: They celebrate Tết (Lunar New Year) in the first lunar month and honor their ancestors during major holidays. Important life-cycle rituals include the Cấp sắc initiation ceremony, weddings, and funerals.

• Beliefs: They practice polytheistic worship, including the veneration of ancestors, the kitchen god, and the local earth deity. They conduct rituals for rain, sunshine, and pest control, along with offerings to protective and communal spirits.

  
  

Traditional Attire:

• Men may grow long hair tied at the back of the head.

• Women wear headscarves, long tunics, and pants, all richly decorated with beeswax-patterned motifs.

  
  

Cuisine:

Their staple food is rice, although corn is preferred in some regions. Dishes often include boiled meat, dried meat, and sour bamboo shoot soup.

Housing:

The Dao people live in a variety of houses, from ground-level homes to stilt houses, and even semi-stilt, semi-earth dwellings depending on the local terrain.

Culture & Heritage:

(Nghi lễ Cấp sắc)

(Nghề làm giấy Bản)

(Chữ Nôm của người Dao)

(Lễ Pút tồng của người Dao đỏ)

(Hát Páo dung, làn điệu dân ca người Dao)

(Nghề chạm khắc bạc của người Dao Đỏ)

(Lễ Cầu làng (Áy lay) của người Dao Họ)

(Nghi lễ truyền thống trong đám cưới của người Dao Tiền)

(Nghề làm trống của người Dao Đỏ)

(Lễ Nhảy lửa của người Dao Đỏ)

(Lễ cúng Bàn Vương của người Dao đỏ)