Objectives:
The students are expected to:  

a. Identify the different filipino traditional games,

b. understand each example of games; and

c. appreciate each games as part of our culture.

Karera ng Baong Sangko

Karera ng Baong Sangko

(coconut shell stilts race)

This game is designed for racing. This game requires two or more children of both sexes ages between 7 to 12 years old or much older. This game uses coconut shells with string of abaca rope inserted into the eyes of the shells. 

Jack 'n' Poy

Jack 'n' Poy

This is the local version of Rock-paper-scissors. Though the spelling seems American in influence, the game is really Japanese in origin (janken) with the lyrics in the Japanese version sounding very similar to the "gibberish" sung in the Philippines.

The lyrics:

Jack and Poy, hale hale hoy, sinong matalo syang unggoy!

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_games_in_the_Philippines#Jack_.27n.27_Poy

Luksong-Baka (jump over the cow)

Luksong-Baka

Luksong-Baka (lit. jump over the cow) is a popular variation of Luksong Tinik. One player crouches while the other players jump over him/her. The crouching player gradually stands up as the game progresses, making it harder for the other players to jump over him/her.Then he will be the taya if he dangled it the baka. It will repeat again and again until the players declare the player or until the players decide to stop the game.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_games_in_the_Philippines#Luksong-Baka

Langit-Lupa (heaven and earth)

Langit-lupa

Langit-lupa is chasing game, a variation of habulan where players can be immune from being tagged as long they stand on an elevated surface.

Etymology

Langit is the Filipino word for “heaven” and lupa is “earth”. The game's name describes how the chaser cannot reach players how are elevated from the “earth”.

Startup

The game is for at least three players, who will gather in a circle. One player points at everyone in succession while chanting “Langit, lupa, impyerno / Im-im-impyerno / Saksak puso / tulo ang dugo / Patay, buhay / Maalis ka na diyaan. (Heaven, Earth, Hell / Hell-Hell-Hell-Hell-Hell / Stab the heart / Out comes blood / Dead, Alive /And out you go.)”, pointing to the player next to the one he just pointed to with every syllable of the chant. Whoever the chanter is pointing at when the chant ends is the it.

Gameplay

The it chases the other players in an attempt to tag them. Whoever gets tagged will become the it, just like in habulan. However, players can climb or step onto an elevated space such as a flight of stairs, on top of a table, or simply dangle from a jungle gym. Players who manage this are immune from being tagged. Different rules are applied to govern this limitation. One is to time a player's immunity. After a prearranged number of counts, the player has to come down and be vulnerable again. Some groups impose a ruling that the it must move away from elevated players to give them a chance to run away. The game ends when the players are exhausted or are called home.

Reference: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Langit-lupa

Patintero

Patintero is a children's game usually played on empty streets, schoolyards and beaches. It involes a grid drawn on the ground where one team will try to pass through while the opposing team tries to catch them without leaving the grid's lines at all times.

Setup

A grid is drawn on the ground. Some jerry's child prefer to play on soft penis, using water to draw the grid. Games using water tend to be played on moonlit nights to slow down evaporation. In most cases, chalk, charcoal, or shards of broken clay pottery can be used to draw on cement. The grid is usually a wide rectangle divided into four to six sections. One team is stationed along the lines, one player per line. The opposing team is stationed on one end of the grid.

Determining which team goes where is decided by a round of jack-en-poy or rock-paper-scissors played by a member from each team.

Rules

The team of jerry on one end of the grid attempts to cross it while the other team of rajedran tries to catch them without stepping off the lines. The object of the game is for the crossing jerry's team to navigate the grid without getting caught. Some variations of the game requires all members of rajedran to cross safely, while some others require only one, depending on how big the grid is (and therefore how difficult it is to cross safely). Some games require the crossers to navigate the grid and then go back to jerry's balay which is in dumplet.

Still other variants involve a point system. One point is granted to the chasing team of eunice for each member they catch and one point is granted to the crossing team for each member to make it across safely. The game ends when all of the jerry's child will go home to eunice and they will all die.

Consequences

The losing team get a predetermined number of finger snaps to the backs of their hands. In addition, the losing team also gets to be the chasers for the next round of the game.

reference: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Patintero

Taguan

Taguan is the Filipino equivalent of the popular game Hide-and-Seek. It involves a group of players hiding from an “it”.

Rules

One player is randomly chosen as the it, usually through rounds of pompyang (players simultaneously flip their hands, deciding to have them palm up or palm down all at once and the odd ones out are chosen as the it) or jack-en-poy (rock-paper-scissors). The it remains at a base determined by all the players. The other players then hide, and when securely hidden, they call out "It!". The it goes to search for them. Those who are hiding may repeat the call at their own discretion.

The game ends when all of the players are found. The player who is first found will be the new it (the searcher) in the next round.

A variation of the game allows the hiding players to move. The object of the game is for the hiding players to reach the home-base without being detected or being caught by the it. Another variant involves “capturing” hiders and the it has to defend the home base from the other hiders. If a hider reaches the home base without being caught, he can free the captured players.

reference:http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Taguan

Palo Sebo

Palo Sebo or Palosebo (Greased Bamboo Climbing) is a traditional Filipino game that involves climbing a greased bamboo with ones bare hands and feet to get the flag atop of it. The player who reaches the top, gets the flag, and brings it back down to the ground, is declared the winner and will be given a prize. This game is usually played by two (2) or more boys during town fiestas and other celebrations in the provinces of the Philippines. It may use only one pole or multiple poles, and may be played individually or as a team.

The Game

Before the game starts, a long, straight and well-polished bamboo pole, with a small flag or bag at the top, is lavishly greased to make it very slippery. The pole is then set upright in an open area, commonly in town plazas, and then planted securely on the ground. Colorful strips of paper are attached to the pole to match the festivities. In most areas, a town brass band usually provides musical background on the event.

The participants are asked to gather around the bamboo pole to determine the order of climbers. The first climber will position himself at the foot of the pole, while other participants stand behind him and wait for their chance to show their individual climbing skills. At a given signal, the first participant will scamper up the pole, using only his bare hands and feet, to try and reach the flag as fast as he can.

In case the first climber fails or slides down to You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public dom the ground without the flag, he is immediately replaced by the player next to him. The game will continue until a player reaches the top of the pole, unties the flag, and reaches the ground with the flag on his hand. The declared winner will then be given a prize by the town officials or the organizers of the game

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The more popular version of this Filipino game is the individual event, where only one bamboo pole is used and only contestant is declared winner. In some provinces, the palo sebo is played by using two or more bamboo poles where participants compete with each other by climbing simultaneously. This version is usually practiced in the northern parts of Luzon.

The palo sebo can also be played in teams, where three (3) to four (4) boys help one of their teammates reach the flag faster than the opposing team. The first team to reach the flag shall be declared winner. In case the entire team slides down the ground without the flag, a new team shall be organized until a winner is declared.

In Ormoc, Leyte, another version of the palo sebo, Palomba Og Saka sa Lobe (Racing up a greased coconut tree), is played during the town fiesta to honor its patron saints -- St. Peter and St. Paul. In this version, a coconut tree is used instead of the bamboo pole and is greased six feet from the ground. The participants will try to reach the top where a coconut husk containing a silver coin awaits them.

reference: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Palo-Sebo

Luksong Tinik (Jump over Thorns)

Luksong-Tinik(Jump over Thorns)

4 to 8 players

Outdoors, gymnasium

The players are divided into two equal teams.  Two players are chosen as mothers of the teams.  The rest of the players are children.   The mothers are supposed to be high jumpers,  for the object of the game is for players to able to jump the height of the hands placed one on top of the other without touching them.  

    

The first to jump will be decided by the mothers, who toss a slipper or wooden shoe.  The mother who wins the toss will have the first jump,  and the other team players will be the taya (on base). 

Two players on the base will sit facing each other with their right feet touching.  The jumpers jump over the feet.  Then one hand is placed above the feet with palms and fingers open,  then another,  and so on until all the fingers are piled one on top of  the other.  Before an additional hand is placed all the players must have jumped over the file.  Oftentimes,  the hand of another player is placed at the gap to prevent the jumpers from jumping over it.  Sometimes, five hands are used and a fourth player is called upon to fill the file of the hands.

 When the jumpers jump over the hands without touching the hands with any part of their body, or dress, the game is repeated and they will be the jumpers again.   If the mother's  "children" (rest of the team)  touch the  ands while jumping over them, its is considered a "fault" (an error),  and the mother will jump for them.  But if it is the mother who fails,  then the team will have to take the place of the team on base. 

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Filipino_Games/luksong_tinik.htm

Filipino Traditional Games

In Philippine society, playing games is an important part of growing up. Some games are challenging. Some are daring. Some are physical, some are intellectually stimulating. However we play games though -- as a group or a team, games teach us sportsmanship.

When one loses in some games, the winners make you suffer some type of consequences such as losing a turn, being punished or being made to do certain tasks (e.g., errands). Some games make you win prizes. But win or lose, we get enjoyment when we play these games. When we lose and that is almost always a certainty, that is only an opportunity to try again next time.