The Wikipedia entry for pasang was recently edited (24 June 2016) to add an account of chuki, a game from Johore. It seems that chuki board is identical to pasang board. However, the two games are totally different as chuki uses dices. The reference for chuki is Culin, Stewart. "Chess and Playing Cards: Catalogue of Games and Implements for Divination". Here is a page from the book:
I am sure pasang fans are drooling over that nice chuki board shown in the illustration.
One big question: is chuki still played?
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