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GAMES FROM TURKEY
Stop -İstop
Players are arranged in the shape of a circle.
Firstly, “it" will have the ball. He/she tells someone’s name and at the same time throws up
the ball.
The one whose name is called will be the new "It" and will try to catch the ball.
When he/she catches the ball, he/she will say ‘stop’. And all players will stop where they are.
He/she will say a colour and the others will try to touch a thing that has the colour on. "it" will
try to hit the ball one of the players who can't find a thing that has the colour on to touch.
If "it" hits the ball to someone before finding the item has the colour on, he/she will be the
new "it" then he/she will continue by calling a new name.
Blind Man's Buff
Select one player as the blind man and have this person put on the blindfold while he/she is
standing in the center of playground.
Spin the blind man around a couple of times so that she becomes disoriented. After that,
other players walk and touch the blind man by circling and blind man Yell out "Blind man's,
the other players will respond "Buff" to reveal their positions. Blind man tries to catch them.
If he/she catches one of them and recognize by telling the name, the cought one becomes
the new Blind Man.
Keep cool on a summer's day by playing Blind Man's Bluff in the pool. In this variation,
sometimes called "Marco Polo," the blind man need not be blindfolded but may simply cover
his eyes and keep them closed as he yells out verbal cues for the other players.
Red or white
We need two groups of players. One of the groups is “the red team” and the other is “the
white team”. We draw three parallel lines on the ground. The line in the middle devides the
groups. The referee stands on the line in the middle.
When the referee says “red”, the players of the red team have to run back to the line without
being tagged.
The players who are tagged must leave the game.
When the referee says “white”, the players of the white team have to run back to the line
without being tagged.
Sometimes the referee may say different colors to alter their concentration
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At the end of the game, the team which has more players left will be the winner of the game.
They congratulate each other at the end.
Drop the handkerchief/puss in tissue
(Mendil Kapmaca)
Material:
It is played with a Handkerchief
Place:
It is played on a wide open ground with 7 people.
Preparation:
Students sit on the ground and make a circle. One student stands up and takes the
handkerchief. He/she is “it”.
How to play:
First, hold your hands and form a circle. One of you is “it” and stands up. “It” holds a
handkerchief. He walks around outside the circle while the others are singing. Then, he
drops the handkerchief behind one of the players and keeps running. The other player picks
up the handkerchief and tries to catch the “it”. Now the players start to run outside the circle
run together to reach the empty spot. The loser becomes the next “it”
Nine stones
(Dokuz Taş)
Material:
Nine flat pieces of marble (or stones can be used).
A ball
Place:
It is played on a wide open ground with 2 groups, each consisting of 3 people.
Preparation:
Students split into two groups (Group A and Group B).
They draw a circle on the ground.
They put the stones on top of each other and make a tower in the circle.
About 15 small steps away from the marble tower they draw a line.
How to play:
This is a game played with nine small Stones and it’s like Bowling and this game is so fun
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Group A starts the game.
Group B stands behind the tower, and Group A stands behind the line.
A player of the group A uses the ball to hit the marbles and knock them down. If he/she
cannot knock down the marbles, the other member of the group takes the ball and tries.
If none of the members cannot hit the marbles with the ball Group A fail and the other group
takes place behind the line.
When the members of the group A hit the marbles with the ball the group members run
away. The Group B members try to hit the other members of the group with the ball.
The group A members try to put remark the tower. If they put all nine marbles on top of each
other and build the tower one member of the group steps on top of the tower with one foot
and shouts "Nine Marbles!" or "Nine stones!". Then they win and they start again. The
winning group takes the ball and restarts the game.
Tombola
Materials:
The cards that the numbers written on it.
A cloth pouch
The numbers between 1 to 90.
Place
It can be played on a table with at least 3 people.
Preparation:
Each card written numbers on it is delivered to each player. One player is chosen to draw
number successively. Each of the number is read loudly.
How to play:
Tombola is one of the indispensable play of new year’s night. It is a game of chance played
with papers that the numbers written on it. Numbered pieces are put in a cloth pouch that the
numbers are between 1 to 90. Also, the cards in which these numbers are written on it
randomly are given to the players. The numbers that are written on the cards consist of three
lines. One of the players take the tombola pouch and starts to draw number successively.
This person also can have a card belongs to him or her and follow the numbers. Each of the
number is read loudly. If there is anyone who has this number on his or her card, the number
is covered with piece. If there is nobody who has this number, there is no winner. So, the
person goes on drawing number from the pouch. This situation goes on until tombola
finishes. If one line in a card is covered completely, it is called ‘’the first çinko’’. And if the
player wants, he or she can announce it loudly. When the second line is covered, it is called
‘’the second çinko’’. If all of the numbers are covered on the card, shouted ‘’tombola’’. The
card of the first person who said ‘’tombola’’ is controlled and the prize is given. The players
who made ‘’tombola’’ at the same time share the prize. One of the basic rule of the play is
that the tombola pouch should be mixed greatly. Otherwise, ordinal numbers can be
appeared successively.
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Snap up corner
Number of participants: 4 - 6 players
Materials: Corners
Rules of the game:
As places like streets, outer doors of the buildings, two trees or window sides are more
opulent; it is especially played at the streets. “Snap Up Corner” is played with a few people.
Midwife stands more than in the middle compared with the payers. Players try to change
their places with each other in order to avoid from caught by the midwife. Player who has
caught by midwife during this place interchange, looses his/her sport/corner and becomes
the midwife. Players pretend that they are changing their spots/corners in order to cheat the
midwife. This play is very entertaining.
Seksek/Çizgi
Line Game
This is played by two or more boys or girls. The children draw the pattern shown below and
then shuffle stones over it with their feet. The object is to move the rock through the pattern
without it touching the lines. Of course the players must also not step on the lines. Each child
must shuffle the stone through the squares hopping on one foot. The game is starting by
throwing the stone onto square 1. The player then hops on one foot and with his foot, kicks
the stone onto the second square. They throw the stones on the first, then second and third
squares and hop through them. The player hops to the stone in the right square and then
knocks the stone out of it with his foot. If the stone lands on the line, the player steps on a
line, or steps with both feet where he is not allowed to do so, then he loses his turn and the
second player begins. When each player’s turn comes, they pick up where they left off.
When a player reaches square 5, he/she may step with both feet.
Hold Tight
We need four groups of players and a referee.
We draw a square and there will be a group at each corner. The players in the groups will
stand in a queu and hold tight each other’s waist .
The balls are put one meter away from the last players of each group.
The rope is tied and the first players of each group hold the rope at corner of the square.
The referee sdants in the middle of the square and starts the game with a command.
Each group tries to pull the rope to the direction of their ball.
When the last player of a group touches the ball first, that team will be the winner.