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<p>Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Shagai&#039;&#039;&#039; (Mongolian: шагай, pronounced [ʃɑˈʁæː]), chükö (Kyrgyz: чүкө [tʃykœ́]), asyk/ashyk/oshuq (Kazakh: асық [ɑsə́q]; Turkish: aşık; Tajik:...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Shagai''' (Mongolian: шагай, pronounced [ʃɑˈʁæː]), chükö (Kyrgyz: чүкө [tʃykœ́]), asyk/ashyk/oshuq (Kazakh: асық [ɑsə́q]; Turkish: aşık; Tajik: ошуқ [ɒʃuq]) refers to the astragalus of the ankle of a sheep or goat.<br /> <br /> == Description ==<br /> [[File:798px-Shagai.jpg|thumb|The five positions of shagai (sheep anklebone) [[dice]].]]<br /> The bones are collected and used for traditional games and fortune-telling throughout Central Asia, and games involving the ankle bones may also be referred to by the name of the bones.<br /> <br /> They may be painted bright colors.<br /> <br /> Such bones have been used throughout history, and are thought to be the first forms of [[dice]].<br /> <br /> In English language sources, shagai may be referred to as &quot;ankle bones&quot;, and playing with shagai is sometimes called ankle bone shooting.<br /> <br /> Shagai games are especially popular during the Mongolian summer holiday of Naadam.<br /> <br /> In shagai dice, the rolled shagai generally land on one of four sides: horse, camel, sheep or goat. A fifth side, cow, is possible on uneven ground.<br /> <br /> Mongolians still exchange shagai today as tokens of friendship.<br /> <br /> The shagai may be kept in a little pouch.<br /> <br /> In addition, Mongolians (usually male) also collect wolf shagai (in this case the calcaneus rather than the astragalus), which are viewed as good-luck tokens, presumably due to the bone's superficial resemblance to the male genitalia.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Dice]]<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shagai Shagai] @ Wikipedia<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Games]]</div>

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