3-6-9
Korean counting game: clap instead of speaking on every three, six and nine.
Easy
Players
3+
Length
5-20 min
Intensity
Easy going
How to play
Origin: Sam-Yuk-Gu (삼육구) is a fixture of Korean hoesik, the after work dinner with colleagues. It needs nothing but a table full of people, which is why it usually opens the evening.
How to play:
- Count around the table: one, two, three ...
- If the number contains a 3, 6 or 9, clap once instead of saying it
- Two matching digits mean two claps, for example 36 or 39
- The pace speeds up every round
Drinking:
- Say a number that should have been a clap and you drink
- Clap when the number should have been spoken and you drink
- Hesitate too long and you drink
Escalation: From 60 on, count backwards. Anyone still keeping up has not been drinking enough.