South Korea

Forty-eight cards, twelve months, a tatami room at night.

Black and white stones on a 19-by-19 wooden grid.

Four wooden sticks for dice. Lunar new year staple.

Five plastic stones, five rounds, one uplifted hand.

Folded paper tiles slammed flat to flip the rival's.

Toss arrows into a narrow-mouthed pot. Court ritual turned game.

Korean chess on a 9-by-10 board with diagonal palaces.

Tiles clack. Seasons, dragons, four hands at the table.