Classic Betawi rules
Sow through the houses, skip the opponent's store, earn extra turns, and capture from the opposite house.
CongklakAndroid · Board game
Indonesian strategy, made approachable
Sow the seeds. Plan the next turn.
Play Classic Betawi Congklak against AI, share one device with a friend, and build your journey across six islands.
What it does
Traditional strategy with several ways to play.
Learn the Classic Betawi rules, practice against AI, play face to face, and keep exploring through challenges and collections.
Four AI levels
Start with an approachable opponent, then work through Normal, Hard, and Master difficulty.
Two players, one device
Pass the device between turns for a local match without creating accounts or joining a server.
Island Journey
Sail across Java, Sumatra, Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Papua through themed challenges.
Daily challenges
Return for a focused puzzle, maintain a check-in streak, and earn shells for your collection.
Ranked play & collections
Face stronger offline AI, improve your local rank, and unlock boards, seeds, and achievements.
How it works
Choose a match and learn by playing.
Interactive guidance explains the board, legal moves, captures, and extra turns without taking you away from the game.
Pick a mode
Start a quick AI match, choose local two-player play, enter Journey, or continue your ranked season.
Sow and capture
Select a house, follow each seed around the board, and plan for captures, continued sowing, and extra turns.
Build local progress
Complete challenges and matches to collect shells, achievements, boards, and seed styles saved on your device.
Good to know
A complete board game without an online match queue.
- Core matches, Journey, and ranked play are available offline.
- Ranked mode uses increasingly strong AI; it is not online multiplayer.
- Match history, rank, settings, and collections are stored locally on the device.
- The game uses a landscape layout designed around the full board.
- Daily reminders are optional and require notification permission when enabled.
Your game progress stays on your device.
Matches, rank, settings, and collections are stored locally. The release app uses Firebase for limited feature-use analytics and technical diagnostics; optional reminders use your device's notification system.
Frequently asked
Before your first move.
Rules, offline play, local matches, progression, and the current free experience.
What is Congklak?
Congklak is a traditional sowing strategy game from Indonesia. This app uses Classic Betawi rules for its main Congklak matches.
Can I play Congklak offline?
Yes. Core matches, Journey challenges, local two-player play, and ranked matches against AI are designed to work offline.
Can two people play on one device?
Yes. Local play lets two people take turns on the same Android device.
Which rules are included?
The main mode uses Classic Betawi Congklak rules. A faster Quick Mancala mode using Kalah rules is also available.
How do Journey and ranked play work?
Journey presents challenges across six Indonesian islands. Ranked play uses increasingly stronger AI and stores rank progress locally on your device.
Does Congklak contain ads or in-app purchases?
The current app does not include ads or in-app purchases.
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