Traditional Games were not just
games, they were designed in
such a way that one can
develop lot of skills like logical
thinking,
building strategy,
concentration, basic
mathematics, aiming, and lot
more.
Nowadays we develop these
skills by paying money to
centers that conduct personal
development courses.
Traditional Games act as learning aids. They teach us
many things while playing like to learn to win and
lose, develop sensory skills, count, add, improve
motor skills, identify color, improve hand-eye coordination and finally to have fun, naturally one play
or watch a game to have fun.
Though kabaddi is primarily an Indian game, not much is known about the origin of this
game. There is, however, concrete evidence, that the game is 4,000 year old. It is a team
sport, which requires both skill and power, and combines the characteristics of wrestling and
rugby. It was originally meant to develop self defence, in addition to responses to attack, and
reflexes of counter attack by individuals, and by groups or teams. It is a rather simple and
inexpensive game, and neither requires a massive playing area, nor any expensive
equipment. This explains the popularity of the game in rural India. Kabaddi is played all
over Asia with minor variations
Kabaddi is known by various names viz. Chedugudu or
Hu-Tu-Tu in southern parts of India, Hadudu (Men) and
Chu - Kit-Kit (women) in eastern India, and Kabaddi in
northern India.
The sport is also popular in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, Japan and Pakistan.
Types of Kabaddi
In India, Kabaddi is recognised in three forms:
Surjeevani
Gaminee
Amar
The game of checkers might appear to be very
simple. In the traditional American-English
version, players use 12 checkers on an eight by
eight grid trying to capture opposing pieces.
Landing in your opponent's row closest to where
he is sitting allows your checker to be "kinged,"
which is the only way a piece has the ability to
move backward in checkers. Non-kings may
only move forward. Once your child has learned
the basic game, there are other variations with
rules unique to each variation.
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Like other Filipino
traditional games, members
take the following rules:
one as the “taya”, someone
who takes the rule of aplayer-at-stake and holds
the responsibility of the
Lata(tin can), and; the two
others as the players
striking. The game is
performed by having the
players a “pamato” (which
is ones own slipper) used
for striking the tin that is
held beside the taya.
Piko is the Philippine variation of the game hopscotch. The players
stand behind the edge of a box, and each should throw their cue
ball. The first to play is determined depending on the players'
agreement (e.g. nearest to the moon, wings or chest). Whoever
succeeds in throwing the cue ball nearest to the place that they
have agreed upon will play first. The next nearest is second, and
so on.
Snakes and Ladders (or Chutes and Ladders) is
an ancient Indian board game regarded today as
a worldwide classic.[1] but now it is also a
canada traditional game.It is played between two
or more players on a gameboard having
numbered, gridded squares. A number of
"ladders" and "snakes" (or "chutes") are pictured
on the board, each connecting two specific board
squares. The object of the game is to navigate
one's game piece from the start (bottom square)
to the finish (top square), helped or hindered by
ladders and snakes, respectively. The historic
version had root in morality lessons, where a
player's progression up the board represented a
life journey complicated by virtues (ladders) and
vices (snakes).
Morabaraba is a traditional African game
played by many in South Africa. A
version called Shax is also popular in
Somalia and Achi in Ghana. All of them
are similar to 3, 6, 9 or 12 Mens
Morris played in Europe, but the true
origin of the game is still in question.
Morabaraba in southern Africa was used
to teach herd boys appreciation for
tactical thinking. The game pieces are
called "cows" and the object is to form
"mills" or rows of three in order to
"shoot" one of the opponents "cows".
Rules differ from region to region, but a
standard set of rules can be found here.
I bought a lovely board from Games
from Everywhere, but you can alsoplay
online, or make it at home
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senet is one of the world's
oldest board games. A
lovely painting in the tomb
of Egyptian Queen Nefertari
depicts her playing Senet, it
dates back to 1295 BC.
The Senet game board is a
grid of thirty squares,
arranged in three rows of ten.
Apparently, the original rules
were passed along verbally,
because no written form has
been found. Each player has
a set of 5 pawns, and what to
do with them has been left
up to educated guesses by
two historians.
Seega is a traditional board game played in parts of
North and West Africa. It's thought to have
originated in Egypt in the 1800's, but could be
much older. This two player game is played on a
5x5 board, usually with stones or marbles. Each
player has 12 pieces which are placed on the
board two at a time, in turn. Once strategically
placed, the capturing begins by "sandwiching" an
opponents' piece. A central square on the board is
a safety zone. Rules differ, as do board sizes from
region to region. Find basic rules
for Seega here. Seega is easy to make yourself using
pennies and paper, but you can also purchase a
nice board here