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WINNING CONDITIONS

In addition to possessing one Golden Star badge (earned by winning a Challenge round), players must successfully move (by placing their colored token) to all of the following areas by correctly answering questions from the corresponding province/city cards:

• Lâm Đồng Province and Đồng Nai Province

• One province in the Red River Delta or North Central Region with a Group 2 space

• One province in the Northern Midlands and Mountainous Region or South Central Coastal Region with a Group 3 space

  
  

SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

Suppose a player lands on a province/city located in the traditional living area of the ethnic group they are representing. In that case, they gain a special privilege (usable only ONCE during the entire game):

• Confiscate 2 province/city flags of another player from the board and return them to the bankOR

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

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ETHNIC GROUP PROFILE

Origin & History: An ethnic minority with a long-standing presence in the southern Central Highlands of Vietnam.

Belief System: Polytheistic; they conduct buffalo-stabbing ceremonies to pray for good fortune.

Traditional Instruments: A set of 6 bronze gongs, drums, bamboo xylophones, gourds with reeds, and jaw harps.

Culture: Rich in oral traditions such as legends, folktales, folk songs, and dances (yal yau), as well as gong ensembles, B’Đạ lithophones, and epic poetry.

Social Structure: The village is the highest unit of organization. The village chief leads rituals and ceremonies.

Marriage Customs: Patrilineal extended families; marriage between relatives closer than the third generation is forbidden. After marriage, the husband lives with the wife’s family and must pay a bride price.

Calendar: Lunar calendar-based timekeeping.

Traditional Attire: Men wear loincloths; women wear body-fitting long dresses.

Cuisine

• Dishes: Cơm lam (bamboo tube rice), canh thụt (bitter vegetable soup), grilled lá nhíp leaves, rattan shoots, smoked meat, and rượu cần (fermented rice wine drunk through straws).

• Customs: Communal eating, diverse food spreads, and eating by hand.

  
  

Housing: Longhouses accommodating 20–30 households; new sections are added as new families form; no partitions between living spaces.

Culture & Heritage