Dakon → German, Portuguese. Dakon, a mancala game played on Java, Indonesia, is related to Congkak. Dakon was first mentioned by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles im his "History of Java" in 1817, who wrote that it "is much practiced by women". Today the game is mostly played by girls. It is believed that Dakon improves competence in calculation and alertness. The game has been solved by human players and it is a win for the first player in the first move. However, de Voogt, Donkers and Uiterwijk used the name in a misleading manner, confusing it with Ohvalhu, a game they found on the Maldives.