TA OI

WINNING CONDITIONS

In addition to possessing 1 Golden Star badge (earned by winning in the Challenge round), the Player must successfully move (place a colored token) to all the following areas by correctly answering questions on the question cards corresponding to the provinces/cities:

• Thừa Thiên Huế and Quảng Trị provinces

• 1 province belonging to the Mekong Delta and South Central Coast with a group 1 space

• 1 province/city belonging to the Northern Midland and Mountainous Region and Central Highlands with a group 2 space

  
  

SPECIAL PRIVILEGES

If the Player lands on a province/city that is the native area of the ethnic group they represent, the Player receives a special privilege (only granted ONCE during the entire game):

• Confiscate 2 province/city markers of any other Player from 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:Most researchers believe the Tà Ôi people originated from Laos and migrated to Vietnam several hundred years ago. However, some elders claim the Tà Ôi have indigenous origins.

Social relations:Respect for elders, belief in the “village elder,” and self-governance organized by clans.

Marriage customs:Front upper teeth are cut before marriage, with the groom’s family taking the initiative and the bride’s family receiving the dowry.

Funeral rites:Respectful mourning rituals, with the custom of secondary burial after a few years.

Worship:Belief in spirits of all things, worship of sacred objects such as stones and gongs.

Festivals:Ceremonies related to health and wealth, buffalo sacrifice festivals, and post-harvest festivals.

Arts and literature:Proverbs, folk songs, Calơi songs, Ba boih, Roih, Cha chap.

Musical instruments:Gongs, drums, buffalo horns, goat horns, reed pipes (khèn), flutes, two-string fiddles (nhị), Ta lư lute.

Clothing:

Women wear short tube skirts and tops, or long skirts that cover from chest down; some use woven belts, and men typically wear loincloths and often go bare-chested.

The tooth filing custom, tattoos on skin, and stretching of earlobe piercings with jewelry are now only seen among some elders.

Cuisine:

• Staple foods: Upland rice, corn, sweet potatoes, cassava, various wild vegetables, pork, chicken, fish, etc.

• Signature dishes: Bamboo-tube sticky rice (cơm lam), wild vegetable soup, grilled chicken, leaf salad.

• Seasonings: Chili, salt, pepper, lemongrass, ginger, etc.

• Cooking methods: Usually boiling, grilling, making soups, and preparing salads.

Housing: Long stilt houses, separate kitchen, curved roofs, khau cút style.

Culture & Heritage:

(Nghề dệt Dèng của người Tà Ôi)

(Lễ hội Ariêuping của đồng bào Pa Kô)