Malays (ethnic group)
The Malays also have a variant of Mancala board game known as Congkak. The game is played by moving stones, marbles, beads or shells around a wooden board consisting of twelve or more holes. Mancala is acknowledged as the oldest game in the world and can be traced its origin since Ancient Egypt.
As the game dispersed around the globe, every culture has invented its own variation including the Malays.
Board wargame
The beginning of the commercial board wargaming hobby is generally tied to the name "Avalon Hill" and the publication of "Tactics II" in 1958, along with "Gettysburg", the first board game designed to simulate a historical battle.