The article examines one of the types of Kyrgyz gaming culture, games and entertainment using alchiki (animal patella). The nomadic way of farming, which is popularly defined as besh tuluk (five types of animals), which include: camel, horse, cattle, sheep and goat, as well as hunting, provided an abundance of animal bones. The patella of animals was particularly popular, which was used for ritual purposes, but most of all for their entertainment. Each side of the alcove had its own name. When tossed, it could take seven positions. The seventh position is zyit, which is given for the first time in historiography, which was found during field research.

Currently, 34 types of games and entertainment have been found and classified according to fieldwork sources, divided into two categories: board games and field games. The rules of the game are given. It has been established that they can change historically and geographically. A comparative analysis of the sides of Alchik with the Mongolian and Ossetian peoples is carried out. The differences in the names of identical games in the northern and southern regions of the republic are shown. The popular ordo game, which has become a national sport, is described.

alchik, game culture, zyit, besh tuluk, ordo, national sport.

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