sentences:  The game originated in the western counties of Wales, especially Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire.According to George Owen of Henllys, in his "Description of Pembrokeshire" (1603), "cnapan" had been "extremely popular in Pembrokeshire since greate antiquitie [sic]".Despite the game's discontinuation, the legacy of the game can be seen in some places where it was previously played – an example being the "Cnapan Hotel" in Newport, Pembrokeshire.