Alkkagi (알까기) is a game between two players where several stones are placed on a board and the player flicks them with his finger to knock the opponent's stones off the board. A variant of Alkkagi appears in Chinese literature as Tanqi (彈棋 or 彈棊), which was played by emperors from the Han to the Tang dynasties.[1] In Korea it was played in Goryeo. Thus it is an ancient game.
Comedian Choi Yang-rak broadcast a game of Alkkagi against celebrities on Comedy.com, which made it popular, and competitions for the general public have also been held.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ Stated in the corresponding Japanese article
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- ^ 윤자경 (Yoon Ja-kyung (2001-04-18). "MBC, Spring reorganization starting on the 23rd, including the establishment of media criticism"". 매일경제 (Maeil Kyungjae). Retrieved 2018-04-20.[dead link]
- ^ 이무경(Lee Moo-kyung) (1996-10-09). "코미디언 최양락 데뷔 15년째 개그계 정상에 '폭넓은 활동위해 프리선언'(Comedian Choi Yang-rak, at the top of the comedy world 15 years after debut, 'declares free agency for wider activities '". 경향신문 (Kyunghyang Shinmun). Retrieved 2022-04-14.