BA NA

WINNING CONDITIONS

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

• Kon Tum Province

• One province in the Mekong Delta with a Group 2 tile

• One province in the South Central Coast with a Group 3 tile

• One province in the Central Highlands with a Group 4 tile

• One province in the Red River Delta or Northern Midlands & Mountainous region with a Group 5 tile

  
  

SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

If a player lands on a province/city in the living area of the ethnic group they represent, they receive a special privilege (granted only ONCE per game):

• Either confiscate 2 province/city markers from any other player on the board and return them to the bankOR

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

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ETHNIC GROUP INFORMATION

• Ancestors and Migration History: Primarily settled at the base of the Mang Yang mountains, along both banks of the Ba River, and eastward to the lowland districts bordering the mountains in Bình Định. Later, they migrated westward to the Ayun and Đắk Bla river basins and eventually to present-day Kon Tum.

• Traditional Social Organization: Lived in villages (plei) with small populations. Family, clan, and marriage relationships still show remnants of a matriarchal system.

• Religion and Beliefs: Worship deities such as Bok Kei Dei, Yă Kuh Keh, yang Bri, yang The, yang Tmo, and yang Kông. Their belief system is rooted in animism and reverence for natural life forces.

• Marriage: Monogamous; couples live alternately with both families; they marry within the ethnic group but outside their clan.

• Festivals: Celebrate traditional New Year; currently observe the Kinh people's New Year as well.

• Clothing:

  • Men: Traditionally wear loincloths; during festivals, they wear shirts and headscarves.

  • Women: Wear skirts, blouses, and headscarves.

• Cuisine: Eat regular rice; drink rượu cần (fermented rice/corn/cassava/millet wine with herbal yeast) during festivals. They also enjoy smoking tobacco.

• Housing: Long stilt houses made of bamboo, thatch, and leaves; typically 3 or 5 bays for nuclear families.

• Culture & Heritage:

(Hơmon - Sử thi của người Ba Na)

(Lễ "Ét đông" của nhóm Giơ Lâng)

(Nghề dệt thổ cẩm của người Ba Na)