Sungka Game Mechanics

SUNGKA
 Sungka is one of the traditional games in the Philippines that most families enjoy during
gatherings. It involves dropping shells or stones into large holes on a boat-shaped long board
called Sungkaan.
Materials:
 Shells or small stones

 Boat-shaped solid wooden board (Sungkaan)
Game Mechanics:
 The game requires two players.

 The game begins with all holes filled with seven shells each except the homes (larger pits) which
remains empty.
 The game starts with two players gathering shells from one of the holes in their respective rows
together. The player then puts one shell on each of the holes and also his/her home, and not the
home of their opponent. The movement should be counter clockwise.
Special Rules:
 If the last piece distributed falls into a player’s own home, the player then gets an additional
turn, which can begin any of the seven holes on that player’s side.
 If the last piece lands on an empty hole on their own side, the player then captures all shells
adjacent to where it lands, and puts them into their home, together with the last distributed
piece, as a result this end the player’s turn. However, if the adjacent hole is empty, then this
automatically ends the player’s turn.
 If it’s the turn of a player, and there are no shells in his/her side of the field, the player
automatically losses his turn.
 The game ends when there are no shells left in any holes on both rows of the board. If he/she
has accumulated the greatest number of shells, then that player is declared as the winner.
Mechanics:
1. Sungkaan is placed horizontally between the two players.
2. Each player has seven houses in front of him and the heads should be at the far ends to the left and
right. Each player's "ulo" is the hole/pit to his extreme left.
3. 98 shells (beads, seeds or stones) will be placed. Seven into each of the "bahays" (houses).
4. Both players play simultaneously. Once a player has ended their first turn, he must wait for the
opponent to also end his turn and from that point on, players simply take it in turns to play their turns.
5. A player may only start with a house on his side of the board.
6. The game ends when neither of the players can play on.
SUNGKA BOMBS
Materials:
 Shells or small stones

 Boat-shaped solid wooden board (Sungkaan)
 Bombs (marbles)
Game Mechanics:
 There are three levels for playing sungka bombs. The easy level (3 bombs), average level (3
bombs) and the difficult level (7 bombs).
 The game preparation starts as both players regularly starts the game of sungka. If both players
stop or loses their turn, both players place bombs (marbles) strategically to their holes in their
side of the board. Each player is only limited to place one bomb per hole.
Restrictions:
 Players cannot move their bombs from their own side of the board; instead the player can only
interact with the bombs of the opposing side.
 If a player chooses a hole with a bomb inside of it, the player can only take the shells and leaves
the bomb to its respective hole.
 If a player gains a possession of a bomb from the opposing side, the player must first finish
distributing all the shells and bombs must always be at the last.
Special Rules:
 Bombs can be stacked from one another. If the bomb is distributed on an empty hole on their
own side of the board, the player is prohibited from capturing the adjacent hole. However, if the
adjacent hole is empty, then this automatically ends the player’s turn.
 If it’s the turn of a player and there are no shells but bombs, that player will skip his/her turn.
Fouls or Errors:
 There are fouls or errors in the game.
 If a hole has 3 bombs in it, the player who owns it on their side of the board, automatically
losses the game. If a player, puts a bomb in their home, then he/she losses the game (but this
can be adjusted to 2 or 3 depending on the what both of the players have agreed upon).
End Game:
 If both players survive, each player then counts the number of shells. However, the number of
bombs in their side of the board will be a deduction of 2 (for easy level), 4 (for average level),
and 6 (for difficult level) points worth of shell for each bomb.
Special Rules:
 Bombs can be stacked from one another. If a player has in possession of two bombs, same rule
applies, the bomb will be distributed on the last and if it was placed with just bomb, it would
end the player’s turn.
 If the bomb is distributed on an empty hole on their own side of the board, the player is
prohibited from capturing the adjacent hole. However if the adjacent hole is empty, then this
automatically ends the player’s turn. If it’s the turn of a player and there are no shells but
bombs, that player will skip his/turn.

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SUNGKA

 Shells or small stones

 The game requires two players.

1. Sungkaan is placed horizontally between the two players.

 Shells or small stones

 There are fouls or errors in the game.

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