Play Algagi (알까기), the Korean traditional stone-flicking game, free in your browser. Flick your Go stones to knock the opponent's stones off the board. No download required.
Algagi is played on a Go board with three stones per side lined up on opposite baselines. Players take turns flicking one of their own stones across the board. The goal is to strike the opponent’s stones hard enough to push them off the edge while keeping your own stones safely on the board. A stone whose center leaves the board is removed for the rest of the game. Play alternates until one side has no stones left, and the side with stones still on the board wins the match.
You flick by dragging backward from a stone and releasing, exactly like a slingshot: the stone launches in the opposite direction to your pull, and a longer pull means more power. Soft, precise flicks let you nudge a single target near the edge, while hard flicks can scatter a cluster. Skilled players line up angles to bank one stone into another, or aim so a glancing hit removes an enemy stone without carrying their own off the board. Reading angles and distance is the core skill.
Winning Algagi is as much about survival as aggression. Stones parked near the center are safer than those resting close to an edge, so position matters after every exchange. Picking off an opponent’s edge stone with a controlled tap is usually wiser than a wild power shot that risks your own piece. When you outnumber the opponent you can trade pieces freely, but when stones are even, patience and accurate aim decide the game. Never commit a flick so strong that your own stone sails off behind the target.
Algagi, sometimes romanized as alkkagi, is a classic Korean folk pastime traditionally played with the smooth stones of baduk (Korean Go). For generations it has been a casual schoolyard and family game, a playful, fast counterpart to the deep strategy of baduk itself, using the same board and stones. Because it needs only a board and a steady finger, it spread easily among children and remains a nostalgic favorite. This browser version keeps that spirit, letting anyone flick stones against a computer opponent in seconds.
Algagi (알까기) is a Korean folk game played on a Go board. Each player flicks their own stones, trying to knock the opponent's stones off the board while keeping their own on it. The last side with stones remaining wins.
Drag backward from one of your stones and release, like pulling a slingshot. The farther you pull, the harder the stone shoots in the opposite direction. Aim carefully, because over-flicking can send your own stone off the edge.
You win when every one of the opponent’s stones has been knocked off the board. If your last stone flies off, you lose, so you must balance aggression with control.
Yes. Any stone whose center leaves the board is removed, including your own. A powerful flick that misses can cost you a stone, which is part of the game’s risk and strategy.
Yes. Algagi is a long-standing Korean pastime traditionally played with Go (baduk) stones on a wooden board, popular with children and families. This version recreates it in your browser with a simple flick control.