Game P2E: Bekel

Bakel game originated from East Java, it is a traditional game that has been popular through generations, It is ancient in origin and is found in various cultures worldwide.

It is a game of dexterity played with a number of small objects that are thrown up, caught, and manipulated in various manners.

The simplest throw consists in either tossing up one stone, the jack, or bouncing a ball and picking up one or more stones or knucklebones from the table while it is in the air. This continues until all five stones or knucklebones have been picked up.

The winning player is the one to pick up the largest number of jacks, and the game can be made more challenging by playing with fifteen or twenty jacks (two sets). Regardless of the total number of jacks in play, the player who gets to the highest game wins.