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| Gonggi | |
 Plastic gonggi stones. | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 공기 or 공기놀이 |
| Revised Romanization | gonggi or gongginori |
| McCune–Reischauer | konggi or kongginori |
Gonggi (Korean: 공기, IPA: [koːŋɡi]) also known as Korean Jacks and Seven stones is a popular Korean children's game that is traditionally played using five or more small grape-sized pebbles. Nowadays, children buy colourful plastic stones instead of finding pebbles. It can be played alone or with friends. The stones are called gonggitdol (공깃돌). Since only a few stones and a flat surface are needed for play, the game can be played by anyone almost anywhere. An equivalent game also exists in India known as 'gutte'. In Nepal, it is known as 'gatti'. This game is also played in South India especially in Tamilnadu and Kerala. It's called "kallu"(meaning stones). same rules apply only that they play using pebbles. Also known as “5 taş” in Turkey meaning 5 stones.
The game is also called jjagebatgi in North Gyeongsang Province, Salgu in South Gyeongsang Province, and Datjjakgeoli in South Jeolla Province.[1]