Ssangryuk

Introduction

Ssangryuk (or Ssanguk) is a game using dice that is most commonly played in winter. It has a game board, 30 horses and 2 dice. It is also called ssangryuk (same spelling and sound but different hanja: 雙陸), aksak (hangul: 악삭, hanja: 握槊), sangryuk (상륙, 象陸), and ssangyuk (상육, 象陸).

The game is similar in structure and play to Backgammon the classic strategy game and is probably related to the Tables family of games.

Contents

The game board doesn't have any required size, but on average it is 80 cm long and 40 cm wide. A die is about 1 cm³ and is made from ivory or bone. Tiger bone is preferred.