The rules of Fujian Pok Pok Game are that each person in turn throws 6 dice into a big bowl and gets a cake according to the number of dice.

Fujian Pok Pok Game is a board game held during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The game is usually played by 5 to 10 people at a table, and the number of people can be increased or decreased according to the actual situation. In the game, the table elder position high person take two dice to throw out the number of points, such as n points, from the thrower to count counterclockwise to the nth person, the person is the start of this Pok Pok.

According to the counterclockwise order, each person each time to throw six dice together into a large bowl, the crowd in turn to throw the dice, depending on the number of points of the dice to get the cake. If the dice fall out of the bowl, the round is nullified and participation continues in the next round. The largest number of points in the cake is the first prize. There are many grades of the first prize winner, and if you have six "four points", called "six shovelfuls of red", you are the biggest first prize winner, and you can take all the prizes. The game ends when all the prizes have been taken.

The origin and significance of the game

1, the origin

The game originated in Tong'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province (now Xiamen, Fujian Province), and it is an important folk competitive game of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the southern Fujian region centered on Xiamen. The game is a popular entertainment activity during the Mid-Autumn Festival, in which six dice are thrown to determine the prizes for the participants. It is said that this game can predict a person's luck in the coming year.

2. Significance

Fujian Bocai is a folklore activity with rich cultural heritage, suitable for both young and old, it has a unique charm, grand and joyful. The rules of the game are simple and fair, full of competition and suspense, but also rich in the interest of life, has always been loved by the general public. In the Mid-Autumn Festival on the occasion of the moon this game, send their aspirations for success and fame, very positive significance.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Mid-Autumn Festival Cake Game