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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 cards corresponding to these provinces/cities:

• Kon Tum Province

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

• One province in the Southeast Region with a Group 2 tile

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

• One province in either the Mekong Delta or North Central Coast with a Group 4 tile

  
  

SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

If a player lands on a province/city in the region where their represented ethnic group resides, they gain 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

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ETHNIC GROUP INFORMATION

• History and Migration: The Xơ-Đăng people have long lived in the Northern Central Highlands. Between 1855 and 1885, during the French consolidation of power in Indochina and rising conflicts among highland tribes, the Xơ-Đăng expanded their territory into neighboring tribal lands.

• Traditional Social Structure: Villages (plơi), village elders, extended families (On vêă), and nuclear families (Kla on vêă).

• Religion and Beliefs: Polytheistic and animistic beliefs with concepts of three types of souls (mhoa con xoang, mhoa plo, mhoa mngô mnghiêng).

• Musical Instruments: T’rưng xylophone, lô lé flute, ga vố, percussive pipe khèn, brung monochord, and bróoc tru.

• Festivals: Buffalo Stabbing Festival (Ka Pô), New Rice Festival, Water Source Worship, and New Year Celebration.

• Clothing: Includes shirts (ao goh), skirts (ktắc), shoulder cloths (khăn vai), headscarves (trăng), and loincloths (kpen tích).

• Cuisine: Consists of various types of rice (plain, sticky, glutinous), meals are communal, often held in the nhà rông (communal house).

• Housing: Stilt houses made of wood, roofed with thatch or leaves, divided into multiple compartments.

• Culture & Heritage:

(Đàn Klông Pút - nhạc cụ truyền thống của người Xơ-đăng)

(Lễ mừng nhà rông mới của người Hà Lăng)

(Lễ bắc máng nước của người Xơ Đăng)