National Migration Week 2008
January 6-12, 2008
Objective: To work as a group to keep the Takraw in the air without falling to the ground.
Equipment: A takraw, which is a woven rattan ball about the size of a grapefruit. A hackeysack may be used instead.
Number of Players: Three - many
Rules: Players stand in a circle and pass the ball around, using their heads, feet, legs, and shoulders. They can't use their hands.
Objective: To force one of your opponent to pick up the last playing piece.
Equipment: 39 playing pieces (stones, pasta shells, beans, etc.) laid out as follows:
- On the first row put down 2 pieces, on the second row put 3 pieces, and on the third row place 4 pieces. This makes a triangle.
- On the fourth row there is 1 piece, the fifth row has 2 pieces, the sixth row has 3 pieces, the seventh row has 4 pieces, and the eighth row has 5 pieces. This makes a second triangle under the first.
- The ninth row has 3 pieces, the tenth row has 5 pieces, and the eleventh row has 7 pieces. Now all 39 pieces should be laid out, as shown below:
Number of Players: Three or more
Rules: To play this game the first player removes one, two, or three pieces from any single row. The second player does the same. Alternate turns and play never removing more than 3 pieces and always removing from the same row. Try to make sure you do not have to pick up the last piece
Objective: To move the entire team from the starting line to the finish
Equipment: 36 inch pieces of twine - one for each player
Number of Players: At least 12
Rules: Divide the players into two teams. Have each team line up at the starting line and tie each player's right leg the left leg of the player behind them, front to back, so that they form a long line like a many-legged centipede. (This is similar to a three-legged race, only more people are involved.) Explain that the object is to walk in unison and reach the finish line before the other team.
Objective: To "tag" the most members of the opposite team.
Equipment: a large playing field, with the boundaries of the playing area clearly marked.
Number of Players: enough for two teams
Rules: Team one stands beside the playing area, while the members of team two run inside the area. A player from the first team - called the "kabbadi" - has to run around and tag as many players of the other team as possible. The people that are tagged then join the first team.
But, the player doing the chasing has to do it in one breath! Just to make sure they do, they have to keep saying "kabbadi".
Once the first player finishes his or her turn (by running out of breath) the teams trade places. Now the second team chooses a "kabbadi" and play continues as before.
Play continues with the teams alternating turns until each player has had a chance to be the "kabbadi". The winner of the game is the team with the most players left.