ABSTRACT
Indonesia has many types of culture, one element of which is traditional games. Traditional games are played and developed in certain areas and contain some values which can be applied to the society. This chapter discusses these traditional games, which come from every big island in Indonesia. Furthermore, the values of the traditional games can be identified and developed to support the national character. The traditional game values are honesty, responsibility, tolerance, independence, cooperation, creativity and discipline. These seven values are core characteristics that support the national character declared by the Indonesian Ministry of Education, which are religiosity, honesty, tolerance, discipline, hard work, creativity, independence, democracy, curiosity, nationalism, love of Indonesia, appreciation of achievements, friendship and communication, peace, love of learning, caring for the environment, social care and responsibility.
