tubig-tubig and other kid games
Tim Harvey
A rectangle, divided into three, is drawn in the ground with sticks and
water is poured over the lives to make a clearer, wider boundary. One team
starts on one end of the rectangle with the object to pass through the
rectangle to reach the other side. The other team takes position on the
warter-marked line and they are not allowed off it but they can move about
on it. Their goal it to prevent the other team reaching the otherside by
tagging team members as they pass without leaving the water marked lines
that is their space. Areas between the lines is safe space for the other
team. Kids who are tagged have to step out of the rectangle and are out of
action until the next time.
Games like tubig-tubig seem to be going by the way side. Are there others
you know of and might have played?
Tim
davaoboy
Tim, I believe the game is also called "patintero" in the Tagalog regions.
Also in Mindanao, particularly Davao( where I'm from ), it's also called
bulan bulan or bulanbulanay ( since it's oftentimes played during special
gatherings or occasions under the bright light of the full moon ).
Played the game lots of times during my younger days and it sure was real
fun then but I'm not sure if the newer generation still do it though. It
still brings back a lot of memories in me of those years when electronic
gadgets and modern toys were unheard of but camaraderie among the kids were
stronger and more meaningful.
"Tim Harvey" <ti...@atoni.com> wrote in message
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Tansong Isda
> Any one play tubig-tubig?
>
> A rectangle, divided into three, is drawn in the ground with sticks and
> water is poured over the lives to make a clearer, wider boundary. One team
> starts on one end of the rectangle with the object to pass through the
> rectangle to reach the other side. The other team takes position on the
> warter-marked line and they are not allowed off it but they can move about
> on it. Their goal it to prevent the other team reaching the otherside by
> tagging team members as they pass without leaving the water marked lines
> that is their space. Areas between the lines is safe space for the other
> team. Kids who are tagged have to step out of the rectangle and are out of
> action until the next time.
>
> Games like tubig-tubig seem to be going by the way side. Are there others
> you know of and might have played?
>
> Tim
Chato, it is played with a stick...very complicated game. Sort of part
baseball, part pato <played with rocks>....and a goal, the game changes on the
second part.
Tim Harvey
left that out of my description.
It hasn't totally disappeared. I noticed a bunch of kids playing it one
moonlit night. They wanted my daughter to join them, so I found out about
the game.
Another I came across is siatong (think I got the spelling right). Siatong
is played with two sticks, one small, about a foot, and a hitting stick
maybe 2-3 feet. A small hole is dug and the small stick it placed in it so
half is above the hole on an angle. The idea is to hit the small stick so it
pops up, then hit it in mid air. Turns are taken, and the one who hits it
the furthest is the winner.
The camaraderie still seems to still exist.
Tim
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>
> Tim, I believe the game is also called "patintero" in the Tagalog regions.
> Also in Mindanao, particularly Davao( where I'm from ), it's also called
> bulan bulan or bulanbulanay ( since it's oftentimes played during special
> gatherings or occasions under the bright light of the full moon ).
>
> Played the game lots of times during my younger days and it sure was real
> fun then but I'm not sure if the newer generation still do it though. It
> still brings back a lot of memories in me of those years when electronic
> gadgets and modern toys were unheard of but camaraderie among the kids
were
> stronger and more meaningful.
>
>
> "Tim Harvey" <ti...@atoni.com> wrote in message
> news:2UFI5.1424$ud.2...@news.uswest.net...
Tansong Isda
> Thanks for the other names. They reminded me about the full-moon part. I
> left that out of my description.
>
> It hasn't totally disappeared. I noticed a bunch of kids playing it one
> moonlit night. They wanted my daughter to join them, so I found out about
> the game.
>
> Another I came across is siatong (think I got the spelling right). Siatong
> is played with two sticks, one small, about a foot, and a hitting stick
> maybe 2-3 feet. A small hole is dug and the small stick it placed in it so
> half is above the hole on an angle. The idea is to hit the small stick so it
> pops up, then hit it in mid air. Turns are taken, and the one who hits it
> the furthest is the winner.
>
> The camaraderie still seems to still exist.
>
> Tim
That is actually the short form of the game I tried to describe, only we used to
use a rock to throw with a stick and hit...then the game changes, you are
supposed to shout chato and carry the rock to a goal post, like American
football. Kinda rough too. An element of tag is also there, when carrying the
rock you can capture enemies and the captured gets "attached" to the post and
when the opposing team takes the rock they can free the captured by tagging
them. Smaller kids use a stick and the form of the game is shorter.
The game can last for days.
Tim Harvey
players there were. The more players, the bigger the rectangle with more
divisions. Sounds like the same game but with an English name.
Know of others?
Tim
"Kalaninuiana`olekaumaiiluna Mondoy" <mamo...@my-deja.com> wrote in
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> I couldn't believe the title of this thread Tim.
> We had a game back home and called it "watah,
> watah" (water, water) which is exactly how you
> described it. But if I remembered it correctly,
> we did a box w/ 4 divisions that way the offense
> could maneuver around a bit more.
Kalaninuiana`olekaumaiiluna Mondoy
Tim Harvey
The form I described has a more elaborate form too but a little different
than you described. I was only told the rules (complicated, they made my
head hurt) but I only saw the short version described as the long version
was no longer played. The older kids who would probably would play it in
former times were all down at the relatively new basketball court practicing
theirm best Michael Jordan layups.
Handmade kites were still sort of popular along with bug fights and
word/hand games like "Omega" which were elaborate and widely played by the
4-12 year olds.
I saw another give sort of like marbles we played here in the States. I
didn't catch the name, and only saw it played twice. A can was crushed in
the middle so it would still stand but a rock could be put in the top so it
would tend to topple when stood on its end. Players would toss rocks, and
points would be awarded when they toppled the can.
Tim
"Tansong Isda" <ta...@hindiginto.ito> wrote in message
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Luigi de Guzman
> didn't catch the name, and only saw it played twice. A can was crushed in
> the middle so it would still stand but a rock could be put in the top so
it
> would tend to topple when stood on its end. Players would toss rocks, and
> points would be awarded when they toppled the can.
Isnt' that tumbang preso?
Tansong Isda
That is a different game altogether.
Jimi
1. Patintero - already described (tubig-tubig, water-water)
2. Tumbang Preso - to start, people will flip the can and try to make it
stand. The one left will start the game as the protector of the can. The
majority will try to knock down the can with their tsinelas (slippers)
or kicking. The Guard tries to tag someone before the can topples. The
one tagged becomes the guard for the next round. (confused?)
3. Agawan base - this is a form of tag where there are two groups.
Similar to capture the flag w/o the flag. 1 group tries to capture the
base, the other group defends and captures the other group. The winner
is the group who either captures the base or the attacking group.
4. Tag - there are different variations of tag. You can get immunity by
touching things (ie. Agawan Bakal - you're immune to being tagged if you
touch metal)
5. Others: Tex, sipa, badminton, chinese garter, jump rope (anong tawag
diyan?), volleyball, run away from the dogs (the one who gets bit lost)
Similar to patintero there's one where you draw a circle w/ intersecting
lines and someone as it who can only run on the lines and tries to tag
people inside the circle.
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S.t.A.n.L.e.E
> Tagalog:
> 1. Patintero - already described (tubig-tubig, water-water)
>
> 2. Tumbang Preso - to start, people will flip the can and try to make it
> stand. The one left will start the game as the protector of the can. The
> majority will try to knock down the can with their tsinelas (slippers)
> or kicking. The Guard tries to tag someone before the can topples. The
> one tagged becomes the guard for the next round. (confused?)
>
> 3. Agawan base - this is a form of tag where there are two groups.
> Similar to capture the flag w/o the flag. 1 group tries to capture the
> base, the other group defends and captures the other group. The winner
> is the group who either captures the base or the attacking group.
>
> 4. Tag - there are different variations of tag. You can get immunity by
> touching things (ie. Agawan Bakal - you're immune to being tagged if you
> touch metal)
>
> 5. Others: Tex, sipa, badminton, chinese garter, jump rope (anong tawag
> diyan?), volleyball, run away from the dogs (the one who gets bit lost)
>
> Similar to patintero there's one where you draw a circle w/ intersecting
> lines and someone as it who can only run on the lines and tries to tag
> people inside the circle.
>
Did someone mention jyolens yet?
Rules more complicated than your normal western marble game.
Rewards marble playes who are "sharp-shooters."
How about that game (forgot the name) played almost like jyolens
but with smooth stones/large pebbles for "playing" marbles
and with stuff like folded cigarette paper cases
for "prized" marbles inside the circle or square?
Different cigarette brands have different values;
the rarer the more valuable.
Or how about that superfriends game or something,
kinda like tag but played in a much larger area
and the "it" need only spot and identify the victim
(no tag needed) then that victim becomes his "friend" and
help spot other victims till everyone is found.
It's played in a large area, like a square km of the neighborhood,
so spotting victims, always on the move and hiding, can be hard.
Or that game where kids each pick different colors,
declare it to each other secretly (so they know)
except to the one "it," who then blurts out
one color after another till a color blurted out
is one of the colors that was picked by one of the kids.
That kid then has to touch an object that matches that color
before the "it" touches him/her (if not, he/she becomes the "it").
No same object can be used more than once.
Though not exactly a game, playing in the rain,
especially during the monsoon season and typhoons,
cocking the sandals sidewise and using it
to splash the "baha" rainwater to people.
Now that I think about it, that "baha" is kinda dirty
and germ-filled, but whatthehey it's fun. ;-)
What else? Maybe I could think of more later.
Laters. =)
Stan
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Tim Harvey
abreviated two-stick game is called syatong and the can and stick game is
bato-lata (rock-can). But, as we've found out already, the same game gets
called different things depending on where you learned to play it. Maybe
tumbang preso is the name of the game in your place. Where did you grow up?
Do you remember other games?
Tim
"Luigi de Guzman" <tl...@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
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Tim Harvey
I'm getting ready for senility and my second childhood, in case you're
wondering.
Tim
"Tansong Isda" <ta...@hindiginto.ito> wrote in message
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> Luigi de Guzman wrote:
>
> > > I saw another give sort of like marbles we played here in the States.
I
> > > didn't catch the name, and only saw it played twice. A can was crushed
in
> > > the middle so it would still stand but a rock could be put in the top
so
> > it
> > > would tend to topple when stood on its end. Players would toss rocks,
and
> > > points would be awarded when they toppled the can.
> >
> > Isnt' that tumbang preso?
>
Tim Harvey
:)
Ah yes, chinese garter. That one has just about disappeared since the rubber
isn't available in stores anymore. A very thin piece of rubber about 4-5
feet long is held between two kids while another jumps over it. Each time
it's raised a little until the kid can't clear it. Then, they have to
replace one of the holders. Usually done with teams of two.
Do you remember Takyan? It's like hackey-sack. A certain kind of leaves are
gather and tied as a bunch by their stems, then hit it with different parts
of the players body - the goal is to keep it in the air like hackey-sack.
Tim
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> Tagalog:
> 1. Patintero - already described (tubig-tubig, water-water)
>
> 2. Tumbang Preso - to start, people will flip the can and try to make it
> stand. The one left will start the game as the protector of the can. The
> majority will try to knock down the can with their tsinelas (slippers)
> or kicking. The Guard tries to tag someone before the can topples. The
> one tagged becomes the guard for the next round. (confused?)
>
> 3. Agawan base - this is a form of tag where there are two groups.
> Similar to capture the flag w/o the flag. 1 group tries to capture the
> base, the other group defends and captures the other group. The winner
> is the group who either captures the base or the attacking group.
>
> 4. Tag - there are different variations of tag. You can get immunity by
> touching things (ie. Agawan Bakal - you're immune to being tagged if you
> touch metal)
>
> 5. Others: Tex, sipa, badminton, chinese garter, jump rope (anong tawag
> diyan?), volleyball, run away from the dogs (the one who gets bit lost)
>
> Similar to patintero there's one where you draw a circle w/ intersecting
> lines and someone as it who can only run on the lines and tries to tag
> people inside the circle.
>
Tim Harvey
and a needle. String/thread taken from the top of a rice sack is wrapped
around the base. The the kasing is tossed do it spins on the needle.
Sometimes used in kasing kombat - where the object is to knock over your
opponents kasing. The loser goes the next round, and each time they lose,
their kasing gets ugly with damage. My uncle Domingo (on wife's side) was
good at this, beat all comers when he was a kid. But it's not played much
any more by the kids. Still, he's got the touch. . . he showed my daughter
once, and made it look easy.
Tim
"S.t.A.n.L.e.E" <sta...@roundtable.cif.rochester.edu> wrote in message
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..
> On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Jimi wrote:
>
> > Tagalog:
> > 1. Patintero - already described (tubig-tubig, water-water)
> >
> > 2. Tumbang Preso - to start, people will flip the can and try to make it
> > stand. The one left will start the game as the protector of the can. The
> > majority will try to knock down the can with their tsinelas (slippers)
> > or kicking. The Guard tries to tag someone before the can topples. The
> > one tagged becomes the guard for the next round. (confused?)
> >
> > 3. Agawan base - this is a form of tag where there are two groups.
> > Similar to capture the flag w/o the flag. 1 group tries to capture the
> > base, the other group defends and captures the other group. The winner
> > is the group who either captures the base or the attacking group.
> >
> > 4. Tag - there are different variations of tag. You can get immunity by
> > touching things (ie. Agawan Bakal - you're immune to being tagged if you
> > touch metal)
> >
> > 5. Others: Tex, sipa, badminton, chinese garter, jump rope (anong tawag
> > diyan?), volleyball, run away from the dogs (the one who gets bit lost)
> >
> > Similar to patintero there's one where you draw a circle w/ intersecting
> > lines and someone as it who can only run on the lines and tries to tag
> > people inside the circle.
> >
>
Jimi
"Tim Harvey" <ti...@atoni.com> wrote:
> Kool, nice summary Jimi. Guess I know what you majored in in grade
school.
> :)
>
> Ah yes, chinese garter. That one has just about disappeared since the
rubber
> isn't available in stores anymore. A very thin piece of rubber about
4-5
We ended up using rubber bands instead... garters were too expensive..
> Do you remember Takyan? It's like hackey-sack. A certain kind of
leaves are
> gather and tied as a bunch by their stems, then hit it with different
parts
> of the players body - the goal is to keep it in the air like
hackey-sack.
>
I don't remember playing it, but I know what you're talking about.
Of course if we're going to talk about kids games in RP, we can't forget
basketball. I think it's required by law to play this game.
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No....I was always excluded because I was small then...when I got bigger, I
didn't play anything but basketball and soccer.
Tim Harvey
was hit.
I think Chinese Jumprope is the same as Chinese Garter.
Is Chinese Jackstones the same thing as Jacks played here in the States?
Little metal stars are tossed to the ground, and a small ball is bounced and
while it is in the air, the player tries to pick up as many metal stars as
possible.
I don't know about Langit Lupa and Monkey-Monkey Annabel. Can you describe
how they are played Michelle?
Tim
"MCde19" <mcd...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >I believe the game is also called "patintero" in the Tagalog regions.
>
> Gosh, I remember playing that game when I was a kid. Hardly ever got
caught. ;)
> Anyway, it brings back such good memories of such good old times. :)
>
> Oh, we also played Langit Lupa, Monkey-Monkey Annabel, Chinese jumprope,
> Chinese jackstones, Pato? (where one hits sticks and counts to a certain
> distance). Well, if anyone knows the last game, please email me, otherwise
I
> won't be able to sleep tonight. aarrgghh!!
>
> Salamat!
> ~Michelle~
MCde19
MCde19
Yeah, that's the game I was thinking of! Syatong. I used to watch the boys in
my neighborhood play that game. Chinese garter sounds right, too. :)
I remember playing Chinese jackstones with little square bags of beans or rice,
but I'm not certain as to how many bags there were. The player tosses them on
the ground and instead of bouncing a ball, the main sack is thrown in the air
and he/she grabs the required bags on the ground depending on what level he/she
is. For the first level, grab one bag for each toss; 2nd, two bags w/ each
toss, and so on. Then there are special levels in which the player has to do a
trick while grabbing the bags.
As for Langit Lupa (meaning sky-ground or Heaven and Earth) and Monkey-Monkey
Annabel, they're sort of different forms of Tag. Langit Lupa has an "it", and
in order to catch a player, they (the players) must be on the ground (Lupa). To
be safe from the "it", the players must find a place that's higher than the
ground (Langit) ie, a chair or bench.
Monkey-Monkey Annabel preceeds with a little rhyme to choose the "it", in this
case called the Monkey. It's mainly freeze tag. To freeze someone, the "it"
says "Monkey", and to unfreeze frozen players, other players say "Annabel". The
frozen player who moves becomes the next Monkey.
Well, Tim, hope these explanations helped. =>
~Michelle~
Just JT
"HS" <han...@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:39F5C1...@my-deja.com...
> We may include:
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Some more kiddie games:
1. Text (Teks) - in those days we wagered for bubble gum cards. Except that
these cards didn't come with bubble gum, They were bought separately. The
cards were pieces of cardboard with illustrated stories.
Groups of three cards were flicked into the air and you would wager front or
back. Cards were counted in two's. I remember my bros and I collected
biscuit cans of those trading cards.
2. Sigay (kidney-shaped seashells) - the seashells are tried with a string
and used as a sling/hammer to crack the opponent's own seashells. The first
to crack to oblivion loses. We used to immerse these seashells on vinegar,
nail polish, etc. to make it more durable or stronger.
3. Bottle cap golf - we would put one or two lead nuts on the bottle cap to
make it stabler and heavier. Using your feet you'd push the bottle cap into
the hole on the ground. The least "strokes" wins. We played this on concrete
grounds and we would find small holes within the concrete.
4. Spider fights on stick - We'd collect common house spiders and house them
inside matchboxes. The object is to make the other spider run and "web off"
the stick. If I could just export these lethal Ozzie redback spiders into
PI, I'd be unbeatable.
5. Sipa - the sipa was piece of flat lead with ruffles of paper. The object
is to catch the sipa with the side of your feet before it lands on the
ground. The "it" tosses the sipa to the defender who then has two kicks to
do. The first kick is gentle and the second kick puts the sipa away from
play as much as possible. If you miss any of the kick, you lose your turn.
If you the "it" catches your sipa and you fail to catch it back, you lose
your turn, too.
6. Hide 'n seek with tag - it's standard hide 'n' seek except you need to
tag the hider. The first one to be found becomes "it."
I figure kids in my day had more fun than today's
Nintendo64-or-else-I'm-bored kids. My kids always quip than I'm funny when I
relate to them that in my day we used sticks, rocks and slippers to play our
games.
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) PIKO - a skipping game for a property ownership. Players draw series
of lines on the ground forming a number of boxes inside a 40-50 square
ft. rectangular shaped perimeter (approx.). A player will toss a piece
of stone without hitting a line. The next stage is to skip on spaces,
avoiding lines up to the end perimeter, picking up the stone and leaving
a mark back to base - which you get as sign of space ownership.
) SYATONG - players will prepare 2 pcs of 1 & 2 feet long wooden stick,
and dig 5-6" elliptical-shaped hole on the ground as its base. The
2-feet stick will be used as a bat and the shorter ones will be layed
into the dugged hole uplifting the other end into 30-45 degrees angle.
Player will hit the layed stick-end downwards (vertically), which should
raise the ground spinning up for a hit staight across it goes. Catch
that flying stick (the baseball way) to avoid punishment. A player who
don't catch it will yell "Syaaaaaaaaaatong" from where the stick dropped
until he reaches the base. (I loved drinking ginger punch before playing
this game then).
) LUKSONG BAKA (or kalabaw, whichever) - similar to "luksong tinik".
Kaya lang, tutuwad para luksuhan ka sa likod. Pataas nang pataas ang
nakatuwad, hanggang magkabagsakan kayo. :D Naku, bali sa likod ang
kalalabasan nito.
(*Whew*, old days..)
HS
Jimi wrote:
> Tagalog:
> 1. Patintero - already described (tubig-tubig, water-water)
> 2. Tumbang Preso - to start, people will flip the can and try to make it
> stand. The one left will start the game as the protector of the can. The
> majority will try to knock down the can with their tsinelas (slippers)
> or kicking. The Guard tries to tag someone before the can topples. The
> one tagged becomes the guard for the next round. (confused?)
> 3. Agawan base - this is a form of tag where there are two groups.
> Similar to capture the flag w/o the flag. 1 group tries to capture the
> base, the other group defends and captures the other group. The winner
> is the group who either captures the base or the attacking group.
> 4. Tag - there are different variations of tag. You can get immunity by
> touching things (ie. Agawan Bakal - you're immune to being tagged if you
> touch metal)
> 5. Others: Tex, sipa, badminton, chinese garter, jump rope (anong tawag
> diyan?), volleyball, run away from the dogs (the one who gets bit lost)
> Similar to patintero there's one where you draw a circle w/ intersecting
> lines and someone as it who can only run on the lines and tries to tag
> people inside the circle.
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> "HS" <han...@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:39F5C1...@my-deja.com...
> > We may include:
> ----------------
> Some more kiddie games:
> 4. Spider fights on stick - We'd collect common house spiders and house them
> inside matchboxes. The object is to make the other spider run and "web off"
> the stick. If I could just export these lethal Ozzie redback spiders into
> PI, I'd be unbeatable.
Even though "Spider-Fighting" is not as commercialized as cock fighting
(Sabong), it's becoming popularized as a past time game for smaller
group of people in the rural areas during Fiestas in the PI. Yes, it's
one exciting game for many Filipinos of all ages.
> I figure kids in my day had more fun than today's
> Nintendo64-or-else-I'm-bored kids. My kids always quip than I'm funny when I
> relate to them that in my day we used sticks, rocks and slippers to play our
> games.
Hhhmm, turning kid's attention from low-tech to high.. But many old
kiddie games are still played in most public schools in the provinces.
Though not much on private schools. What a gap...?
HS
bokyo
Since you played teks, Did you played the game where little plastic toy
soldiers (2 inches) are placed 20 or more feet apart. The object of the
game is to take your opponents collection by hitting it with a rock.
You take turns in doing this. I always had one soldier that is lying on
his belly or kneeling down. It was always hard to hit than the one
standing up.
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"Just JT" <Johnn...@Hotmail.Com> wrote:
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Tim Harvey
I was reminded of bikla, like American hopscotch.
We had a ballgame called foursquare here and teetherball. I don't recall
seeing anything like these in the Philippines. Maybe they died out too like
here.
This thread has been great - a detailed catalog of kids games. Maybe
recalling them will give adults the idea of introducing them to the
children. Most of them seem much more imaginative and just plain fun than
many of the things kids do to entertain themselves today.
Tim
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> Some more kiddie games:
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> 1. Text (Teks) - in those days we wagered for bubble gum cards. Except that
> these cards didn't come with bubble gum, They were bought separately. The
> cards were pieces of cardboard with illustrated stories.
Actually, the # of teks can be flexible depending on the # of players.
2 players can play with 3 teks or even 4 for doubles.
3 players with 3 teks; 4 players with 4 teks, etc.
With more players, usually the # of players = the # of teks,
and sometimes if there's too many players, there can be multiple winners.
Thank goodness for flexible rules.
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> Groups of three cards were flicked into the air and you would wager front or
> back. Cards were counted in two's. I remember my bros and I collected
> biscuit cans of those trading cards.
Usually the winner is the teks that's the odd one out.
And as you said, cards are counted in twos, especially
sa-i, wa-la-da, lo-tat, pat-a, ma-li, nim-a, to-pi, lo-wa, yam-si, pu-sam.
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> 3. Bottle cap golf - we would put one or two lead nuts on the bottle cap to
> make it stabler and heavier. Using your feet you'd push the bottle cap into
> the hole on the ground. The least "strokes" wins. We played this on concrete
> grounds and we would find small holes within the concrete.
Talking about bottle caps, those things can be played like jyolens too.
Kids grind and shine the caps to make the caps
slide on the ground smoother. Damn anything is used for everything.
>
> 4. Spider fights on stick - We'd collect common house spiders and house them
> inside matchboxes. The object is to make the other spider run and "web off"
> the stick. If I could just export these lethal Ozzie redback spiders into
> PI, I'd be unbeatable.
How big is it? Usually very big spiders don't bother to fight
the smaller normal house spiders - not worth it to them.
Good thing even in the cities spiders could still be found.
Top of the trees are best if looking for really large spiders.
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> 5. Sipa - the sipa was piece of flat lead with ruffles of paper. The object
> is to catch the sipa with the side of your feet before it lands on the
> ground. The "it" tosses the sipa to the defender who then has two kicks to
> do. The first kick is gentle and the second kick puts the sipa away from
> play as much as possible. If you miss any of the kick, you lose your turn.
> If you the "it" catches your sipa and you fail to catch it back, you lose
> your turn, too.
The # of kicks depend on the number players agree upon,
and sometimes there's also a minimum height for the kicks.
And trying to do the Black Magic for the last kick is a hoot.
>
> 6. Hide 'n seek with tag - it's standard hide 'n' seek except you need to
> tag the hider. The first one to be found becomes "it."
There's also one where the "it" is blindfolded and spun around 10x,
while, in a limited "arena," other players find spots
where they can't leave but can move around only on one pivot foot.
If the "it" manages to find a player,
the "it" still has to identify the player correctly;
otherwise, the player gets to move to another spot and the "it" goes on.
>
> I figure kids in my day had more fun than today's
> Nintendo64-or-else-I'm-bored kids. My kids always quip than I'm funny when I
> relate to them that in my day we used sticks, rocks and slippers to play our
> games.
Back then it was Atari and that Famicon (predecessor of 8-bit Nintendo).
There's also the computer and a couple of fun games
called Millionaire and Carmen Sandiego.
Hmmm... how about the tops - try to knock down
your opponents' tops before yours do.
Or rubber bands - try to get "inside the circle"
of one of your opponent's rubber bands and you get them all.
And isn't it now the time of the year to start using paputok
and blow up something, a can, a wall, an ant mound....
Oh yeah, the big black ants as gladiators (or red ant baits);
dragonflies can also fight each other, not just spiders
- what a cruel world, eh? ;-p
Laters. =)
STan
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> Hmmm... how about the tops - try to knock down
> your opponents' tops before yours do.
> Or rubber bands - try to get "inside the circle"
> of one of your opponent's rubber bands and you get them all.
> And isn't it now the time of the year to start using paputok
> and blow up something, a can, a wall, an ant mound....
>
Oh shoot, almost forgot about the sumpit.
Man, those can be as dangerous as paputok,
like if the mongo seeds hit the eyes
or if they use other ammo like sharp nails....
Laters. =)
Stan
Jimi
> >
> > I figure kids in my day had more fun than today's
> > Nintendo64-or-else-I'm-bored kids. My kids always quip than I'm
funny when I
> > relate to them that in my day we used sticks, rocks and slippers to
play our
> > games.
>
> Back then it was Atari and that Famicon (predecessor of 8-bit
Nintendo).
> There's also the computer and a couple of fun games
> called Millionaire and Carmen Sandiego.
>
And we also watched a lot of cartoons. But we never stayed indoors.
We were always out playing about. It doesn't matter how many games you
have in your Atari, Famicom or even your computer - nothing beats
playing outside with your buddies.
> Hmmm... how about the tops - try to knock down
> your opponents' tops before yours do.
Turumpo.
> Or rubber bands - try to get "inside the circle"
> of one of your opponent's rubber bands and you get them all.
> And isn't it now the time of the year to start using paputok
> and blow up something, a can, a wall, an ant mound....
> Oh yeah, the big black ants as gladiators (or red ant baits);
> dragonflies can also fight each other, not just spiders
> - what a cruel world, eh? ;-p
Fighting ants: Take off their antennae then watch them take each other
apart.
WA-TU-SI!
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Tim Harvey
and my second childhood. . . like when I was in grade 1 and looked at the
cool 6th graders and all the things they could do.
One thing left out where word/hand games. . . which still ARE still very
much enjoyed by kids today. Here's a repost I made a while ago but got no
responses to.
This source of games especially cool since they reveal something of the way
kids learn and appreciate languages there. We don't have such a rich
intermingling of languages in kids word games here in the States - they're
not done as much and almost always are exclusively in English. Clearly,
these examples (from native Bisaya spekaers) show that Filipino kids play
with a variety of languages early in their lives.
Tim
1. Hand Elimination Game
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Two or more can play this.
Each person make fists and joins them so they are touching.
The follownig said in rounds by one person.
The person saying the round points to next fist with each
beat.
When round ends, the last fist pointed to is eliminated.
Eliminated fists formed into a grewing stack.
The round is repeated with remaining fists.
When all fists eliminated, one last round is done.
The fists are rotated in a stiring motion as the round is
said.
ping, pong
Lapu, Lapu
shine, shine
buse, nera
buse, nera
ping, pong
la, pong
2. Rock, Scissors and Paper Game
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Two people play this but can be played by several as an
elimination game.
The face one another
Each do the indicated gestures with each beat.
Both say words.
Ends on last beat with parcipants making a rock, scissor
or paper out of their hand.
Rock wins over paper, scissors win over paper, paper wins
over rock.
chi, na, chi, na Participants clap hands together
boom, boom, boom Make fists and bang their own fists
together
aregato, aregato Put own hands together and make
bowing motion
pik, pak, boom Wave right hand back and forth
pik, pak, bom Wave right hand back and forth
End by forming rock, scissor or
paper with hand.
If in a group, losers eliminated.
3. Hand Clapping Game
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Two people play.
Face one another.
Pattern of hand clapping can change - straight, cross
hands, etc.
Beat speeds up at end.
During clapping the following said to the beat.
si, lo, la
agui, da
kon, tra, bi, da
sa, flor, di, luna
mommie, ko, si, Mari, cel
daddie, ko, si , gabi
I love you
tok, tok, tok
balut, balut, pinoy
4. Word Game
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Change the words and how they are said
Can replace all vowels with a single vowel for fun
pin pin da sarapin
de kutsilyo de armasin
haw haw de karabaw
de batuten
sayang pula, tatlong pera
sayang puti, tatlong salapi
tigbak buang binuno aswang
5. Finger Elimination Game
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Two or more people can play.
Touch fingers together.
One player says words on beat, and points at each finger,
rotating on each beat.
On last last beat, the finger pointed to is eliminated.
Round repeated until only one finger remains, that is
the winner.
bansi, kol, dili, katol
ting, ku, ling, bas, ton
pa, ka, mi, ya, ta, go, pi, yong
6. Rock, Scissors and Paper Game
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Two people play this but can be played by several as an
elimination game.
The face one another.
Each do the indicated gestures with each beat.
Both say words.
Ends on last beat with parcipants making a rock, scissor
or paper out of their hand.
Rock wins over paper, scissors win over paper, paper wins
over rock.
o, mega Clap hands on each beat - can change pattern
cater, pilar
momma's boys
papa's girls
o, mega Speed up beat
cater, pilar
momma's boys
papa's girls
my, name, is Do this slowly
po, ka Hands to own shoulder opposite hand - do
both hands
poka, poka
honnnnn, tus! End with rock, scissor, paper hand.
7. A Stand Still Game
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Two or more can play.
At the end of "Ready, 1, 2, 3," everyone should freeze.
Anyone who moves will have a single strand of hair pulled.
Ang nanay kong maganda
Puede bang a-prenda
Ang tatay kong bung-uton
Puede bang inaton
Bombero, bombero
May sunog
Saan, saan
Dita sa pantalan
One plus one
Wonder Woman
Two plus two
Lapu Lapu
Three plus three
Christmas tree
Four plus four
Volleyball
Five plus five
Both are five
Six plus six
Six million
Seven plus seven
Seven Up
Eight plus eight
Chocolate
Nine plus nine
Lucky nine
Ten plus ten
Mas sarap na Ovaltine
Walay likhokay
Bisan gamay
Ang molihok, ibtan sa bahok
Pila ka buok, usa ka buok
Ready
one, two, three! All freeze.
Anyone moving gets penalty