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Kok Boru 3D

Pick your rider and horse, then drop the ulak into the tai-kazan. Every tug-of-war over the carcass is settled by a math duel — answer correctly first and the ulak is yours. Runs in the browser, no install.

Kok Boru encyclopedia
3D
Full three-dimensional field
1–10
Riders per team
4
Bot difficulty levels

About the game

Kok boru is the oldest and best known national sport of the Kyrgyz people. Two mounted teams fight over a goat carcass (the ulak) and try to drop it into the opponent’s tai-kazan. Since 2014 it has been one of the headline events of the World Nomad Games.

This is a complete 3D version of that sport running in your browser. The field, the tai-kazans, the stands, the flags and the riders are all modelled on a real stadium. You control the horse yourself: accelerate, turn and spend its stamina wisely.

What makes this game different is that it mixes knowledge with strength. When two riders reach the ulak at the same moment a math duel opens: both get the same question, and whoever answers correctly first takes the carcass. That turns the match into mental-arithmetic practice as much as entertainment.

Kok Boru encyclopedia

Before you ride out, get to know the rules of kok boru, the horse and its tack, and the rider’s clothing. Every term has a 3D model you can rotate and zoom.

Kok boru

KG · Көк бөрү

An ancient horseback game: two teams fight for the ulak and throw it into the rival’s tai-kazan.

Kok boru (also ulak tartysh) is one of the oldest horseback games of the Kyrgyz people. Riders of two teams fight on horseback for the ulak — a goat carcass — and try to throw it into the opponents’ tai-kazan. Each throw scores one point; the team with more points wins.

“Kök böru” means “grey wolf”. Legend has it that herders chased a wolf that had attacked the flock and snatched it from one another; later the wolf was replaced by a goat. The game tested a young man’s courage, horsemanship and teamwork.

Similar games are played across Central Asia: kokpar in Kazakhstan, ulak in Uzbekistan, buzkashi in Afghanistan. In 2017 “Kok boru, traditional horse game” was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Since 2014 it has been the headline event of the World Nomad Games.

Key numbers

  • On the UNESCO list since 2017
  • 4 riders per team on the field
  • Match: 3 periods × 15 minutes

Source: Rules of the game “Kok Boru”, Kok Boru Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic (2024); UNESCO.

How to play

  1. 1

    Choose your rider

    Pick a nationality and outfit, then type your name — it is shown on a plate above your head.

  2. 2

    Choose your horse

    Each horse has its own speed, acceleration, turning and stamina. Take the one that suits your style.

  3. 3

    Set up the match

    Choose the length, the team size, the bot difficulty and how the math duels should work.

  4. 4

    Score into the tai-kazan

    Pick up the ulak, pass it to a team-mate or throw it yourself. A goal only counts when the ulak is THROWN in.

Features

Math duels

A contested ulak is decided by a question. The server issues the tasks and adapts them to your level.

A real stadium

Tai-kazans, a crowd in the stands, flags, floodlights and a scoreboard — with a trilingual emblem.

Smart bots

Bots play as a team: they contest, pass and defend. Four levels, from easy to expert.

Three cameras

Chase camera behind the rider, a broadcast view from above, or a free camera you orbit with the mouse.

Rider and horse selection

Different national outfits and horses with different temperaments — your choice shapes the match.

Your stats are saved

After the match your goals, passes and duel wins are recorded on your account.

Controls

The game is played on a keyboard. A full description lives in the in-game Rules screen.

  • W / ↑Ride forward
  • S / ↓Brake, reverse
  • A / DTurn left / right
  • ShiftGallop (burns stamina)
  • SpacePick up / contest the ulak (hold)
  • QPass to a team-mate
  • EThrow into the tai-kazan
  • CSwitch camera
  • EscPause

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Kok Boru 3D is completely free. All you need is a BilimAi account.

Kok Boru 3D

An account is required to pick a rider and play a match.