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RO - MAM

Kon Tum

RO - MAM

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 the questions on the question cards corresponding to each province/city:

  • Kon Tum Province

  • One other province in the Central Highlands with a Group 1 tile

  • One province in both the Southeast and Northern Midlands & Mountainous areas with a Group 2 tile

  • One province in the North Central Coast or South Central Coast with a Group 4 tile


SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

If a player lands on a province/city that is part of the region where the ethnic group they represent lives, they receive a special privilege (only once per game):

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

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

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ETHNIC GROUP INFORMATION

  • Origin and History: The exact origins are unclear, but they have been present in Vietnam for a long time.

  • Social Structure: The village elder is the leader; village families form a neighboring commune; society is egalitarian and retains remnants of matriarchy.

  • Marriage: Ceremonies are simple; the groom lives with the bride’s family for 4–5 years before moving in with his own family.

  • Funerals: A drum is used to announce a death; burial takes place after one or two days; graves are arranged in rows.

  • Worship: Worship of the Rice God occurs on important occasions, such as the beginning of sowing or when rice begins to bloom.

  • Festivals: Celebrated after the harvest season with new rice festivals and youth weddings.

  • Clothing:

    • Men: White loincloth

    • Women: White skirt, often bare-chested, short-sleeved blouse (optional)

  • Accessories: Ivory, bamboo, or wooden earrings

  • Customs: Front teeth are filed down during adulthood

  • Cuisine:

    • Eating with hands

    • Drinking rượu cần (fermented rice/sweet potato/corn wine sipped through bamboo straws) during festivals

  • Housing: Long stilt houses with beams and rafters, fenced yards; each house has multiple stoves; the main hall is for receiving guests

  • Culture & Heritage:



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