Cricket was easily accepted into Trobriand Islands because, initially, the game was started to discourage the wars. However, it was quickly adopted by Trobriand culture, modifying the game by increasing the numbers of players, dances, and chanting. The nature of chiefly power in the Trobriand Islands is derived from control over yams from the chief’s in -laws.
Mainly, cricket was started to discourage the war, and, later, the war was banned. After the war iwas banned, cricket started to fuse with other traditional practices related to war for those people. Therefore, cricket was adopted in the Trobriand Islands. The game of cricket tells that chiefs in the Trobriand exercise power and the highest ranked chiefs manage the clusters.

CThe chief holds the power of declaring war, holding a royal court, and establishing laws. In the olden days, Zande chiefs controlled the use of oracles by building houses in their boundaries, and sending a spy to report the suspicion of the homestead. This does not allowed chiefs to manipulate Zande beliefs and behavior, because their day-to-day behavior is largely governed by the universal belief that most misfortune areis cause by witchcraft.

- Although Kula exchange often helped to create trading alliance, there are also a few other reasons behind it. In addition to exchange, it is also to enhance one’s prestige and social statues, and develop lifelong and strong relationships by the act of giving. Three forms of exchange are associated with kula which are chiefly exchange of kula valuables, secondary exchange, and chiefly money. Chiefly exchange of kula valuables isare red shell necklaces that are traded clockwise, and white armbands traded in oppfosite tor red shell necklaces. Ownerships of such items provide chiefs with prestige. Secondary exchange involves trading commodities such as salt, stone axes, yams, and feathers. Chiefly money involves exchanging of red shell money, which is used by chiefs as capital to fund kula expeditions to another island.

According to Timothy Earle, chiefs can gain their position by controlling different forms of power such as political and economic power, and ideological power. CA chief holds the political and economic power such as declaring war, holding a royal court, and establishing laws. He holds economic power, which is based on his ability to give or deny necessary household items such as food items, housing, and wealth. Ideological power is based on his ability to sentd followers with religious sanctioned narratives for support. It is one of the main ways chiefs maintain control over their societies.