rules:
- the person who's it will say "touch the color ..." e.g. black
- everyone will scramble to touch the color black while the person who's it will chase those people who's not touching the color she/he called
- if you touched the wrong color you will automatically become it
strategy:
- think of a color that is hard to find in the location where you are playing
- if you can find an object that has the same color position yourself near that object then call that color
:-) enjoy!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Ompyang
This is a game of elimination. Usually played before the real game begins (e.g. hide and seek) to determine who will be it, or if the game is played in groups who belongs to which group.
Everybody who wants to join the game will form a circle then place their hands in the middle (just like in a football/basketball huddle). A self-appointed (usually whoever called everyone to play the game) will shout out either of these two phrases:
1. maiba taya!
2. maiba alis!
maiba = different
taya = it
alis = removed/eliminated
And everyone should choose how to orient their hands--either palm-up or palm-down.
So if "maiba taya!" was called and you're the only one who had your palm down and everyone else is palm up, you're it.
And if "maiba alis!" was called and you're the only one who had your palm down, then you get to remove yourself from the group...because you're already safe. Note that being eliminated means you don't have to be it. The elimination process is there to determine who's going to be it.
Strategy...
To get the most advantage, it would be best if you're the first to ask everyone to play the game. This means you set the rules by calling maiba alis or maiba taya.
Sometimes you can see the patterns that your playmates usually employ. E.g. at the start of everygame everyone would expect that you will call maiba alis. There will be cheaters who will delay putting down their hands so they can have a bit more time to see which is dominant (palm up or palm down). So when I call the rules, I'd often call maiba taya first. It will turn out that less than half of the group will be eliminated from being it and the cheaters will still have to slug it out so we'll know who among them will be it. :)
Everybody who wants to join the game will form a circle then place their hands in the middle (just like in a football/basketball huddle). A self-appointed (usually whoever called everyone to play the game) will shout out either of these two phrases:
1. maiba taya!
2. maiba alis!
maiba = different
taya = it
alis = removed/eliminated
And everyone should choose how to orient their hands--either palm-up or palm-down.
So if "maiba taya!" was called and you're the only one who had your palm down and everyone else is palm up, you're it.
And if "maiba alis!" was called and you're the only one who had your palm down, then you get to remove yourself from the group...because you're already safe. Note that being eliminated means you don't have to be it. The elimination process is there to determine who's going to be it.
Strategy...
To get the most advantage, it would be best if you're the first to ask everyone to play the game. This means you set the rules by calling maiba alis or maiba taya.
Sometimes you can see the patterns that your playmates usually employ. E.g. at the start of everygame everyone would expect that you will call maiba alis. There will be cheaters who will delay putting down their hands so they can have a bit more time to see which is dominant (palm up or palm down). So when I call the rules, I'd often call maiba taya first. It will turn out that less than half of the group will be eliminated from being it and the cheaters will still have to slug it out so we'll know who among them will be it. :)
Taya
"Huli kang sumali kaya ikaw ang taya!" translation: "You're the last to join so you're it!"
That's what happens if your mom calls you to buy suka (vinegar) at the local sari-sari (variety) store just when everyone was starting to play. Well... that's what happens to me most of the time I guess. :D
Taya is the Tagalog term to refer to the person who is "It".
So the easiest way of determining who's it is by asking one more person to join. :P
That's what happens if your mom calls you to buy suka (vinegar) at the local sari-sari (variety) store just when everyone was starting to play. Well... that's what happens to me most of the time I guess. :D
Taya is the Tagalog term to refer to the person who is "It".
So the easiest way of determining who's it is by asking one more person to join. :P
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Balagoong
Balagoong is a Fillipino term used by playmates to tease the person who is "it"--if they are often or always it. Not sure about its etymology. Sounds like bagoong--which is a Filipino salted shrimp paste. Probably named after it because you'll smell like bagoong after sweating profusely from being "it" most of the time.
If you're curious, yes, I'm often "balagoong" when my friends and I play games when I was a kid. I'm short for my age (even now...hehe) and I also have asthma, but I still like to play. Balagoong or not, as long as I'm outside with friends, I'd still join the game. So I hope you get to enjoy the games that I will share when I was a kid or just reminisce about your own experiences when you were a kid. Remember, have fun and play fair! :-)
If you're curious, yes, I'm often "balagoong" when my friends and I play games when I was a kid. I'm short for my age (even now...hehe) and I also have asthma, but I still like to play. Balagoong or not, as long as I'm outside with friends, I'd still join the game. So I hope you get to enjoy the games that I will share when I was a kid or just reminisce about your own experiences when you were a kid. Remember, have fun and play fair! :-)
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