RA GLAI
Ninh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan, Lam Dong
WINNING CONDITIONS
In addition to possessing 1 Golden Star badge (earned by winning a Challenge round), players must successfully travel to and place their colored token on all of the following provinces/cities by correctly answering the corresponding question cards:
Ninh Thuận Province
1 province in the Central Highlands or South Central Coast with a Group 1 tile
1 province in the Mekong Delta with a Group 3 tile
1 province in the Northern Midlands and Mountains or Red River Delta with a Group 4 tile
1 province in the Central Highlands or South Central Coast with a Group 5 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
Historical Origins: The Ra-glai have long inhabited the southern coastal region of Central Vietnam.
Marriage Customs:
The wedding is a union between two families, held by laying mats and performing ancestor worship rituals.
Funeral & Worship Traditions:
Use of hollowed-out tree coffins, grave houses, and annual offering ceremonies.
Cultural Arts:
The Ra-glai preserve folk tales, folk songs, and play traditional instruments like bronze gongs and stone lithophones (đàn đá).
Traditional Attire:
The traditional clothing of the Ra-glai is now rare. Today, men wear trousers and shirts, while women wear skirts or pants with áo bà ba (a traditional Vietnamese blouse). During festivals, women often wear long dresses adorned with red and white checkered squares.
Cuisine:
Typically eat two main meals (morning and evening); lunch is packed to take to the fields. Dishes include meat or fish soups with vegetables, and they drink gourd water and fermented rice wine through straws (rượu cần).
Traditional Housing:
They live in valley mountain areas in stilt houses, with woven bamboo walls and thatched palm leaf roofs.