Childhood memories is the best memorable age of all times since when we were younger. As we looked back our childhood memories, there are times that our curiosity and imagination goes up high by playing childhood play games. Because of playing these games, we learned every thing in our playmate to be come more friendly, creative, how to mingle on the other people and also to be come more active to build your leadership. When i was child, i love summer vacation because i feel that i have a freedom to play without worrying school works, assignments and etc. But nowadays as we can see children has involved in the modern technologies because of modern technologies that we have, many children had forgotten the fun of playing traditional pinoy games and lessen their interest in the other children to communicate well and to have their bonds.
These are Top 10 most played traditional pinoy games that once you've heard about it you will miss your childhood memories:
10. Tumbang Preso
Tumbang Preso is a Traditional Pinoy Games that mostly played around the street back then. It is simple game that uses a small empty can (Empty can of sardines or Corned beef) and slippers. One of the players will be estimator(taya sa laro) as a guard of the empty can and the other players will aiming to hit the can of the estimator. Once the can will hit by the other players, they must to take their slippers to hit again the can but if the estimator immediately stand the can He/she can catch the other players and be the next estimator. The main goal of the game is to knock down the can of the estimator.
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9. Agawan Base
Agawan Base involves of two teams with separated bases. The goal of this game is tag the other teams based without getting tagged. if you tagged by other team, you become their prisoner of their based and you' ll need to be rescued in your team by tapping your hands in order to continue playing.
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8. Langit Lupa
Langit Lupa is a Traditional Pinoy Games that usually played by child around the street or even in backyards. It is translated as "Heaven and Earth" is a game where the it chases other players to get the new it. Players are allowed to run on the ground (Which is Lupa) and climb on high places or objects above the ground (Langit) to avoid tagging by tag player. The player who gets tagged becomes new it and becomes one of the players who get chased.
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7. 10-20
10-20 is a similar to Chinese Garter but instead of using a stretched garter, pieces of rubber band joined together to form a single long string is used. The name of the game actually is chanting (10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90-100) while playing on it. The mechanics is two players hold the rubber string on two ends and the player in the middle will perform the game and all the moves without tripping the rubber band. The height will become higher and higher if he/she pass the previous round.
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6. Piko
Piko is a game where the players draw a big image of on the floor filled with mostly of box-like shapes, which they will hop upon it and using single foot or two ( it depends on the drawing in the ground). It is use "Pamato" (piece of Flat stone) that you need to placed on the box-like shape image on the ground and the owner who throw his/her "Pamato" cannot stepped the box where pamato is placed. When finished to hop and placed his/her pamato around the drawing and reaches the topmost box will wins the game.
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5. Sipa
Sipa is a traditional pinoy games where the object made usually with a washer (metal washer) and colorful threads and strings. The Sipa is thrown in the air and the player will kept the sipa in the air by kicking it upward and the goal is to not let the sipa fall on the ground. Sipa is also played professionally wooden ball called sepak takraw that usually played in the intramurals in schools.
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4. Luksong Baka
Luksong baka, translated as "Jumping Over a Cow" is the traditional pinoy games that involves players to jumping over one player who called "baka" or cow. The objective is for all the players to jump over the tagged player as a cow.
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3. Tom Sawyer (Based on Anime Named: Tom Sawyer)
When I was in elementary days, one of my best games that i ever played is Tom Sawyer. Tom Sawyer is based on the anime series in year 1990's that aired every morning. Tom Sawyer is a kid have full of energy and lively kid that why they invented the game "Tom Sawyer" like his character. In this game players are divided into two teams, the one who tagged and the other one will ride at the back of tagged teams. The tagged team will form a bridge connecting the members (head and back) and the other teams will ride at the back and try to destroy the bridge. If the 1st team will will destroy the bridge, they will win but if their player fall from the back of bridge, they will lose the game.
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2. Patintero
Patintero is one of the most popular and traditional pinoy games in 1990's. In playing patintero involves two teams, an attack team and a defense team. The defense team guards their passage areas by occupying lines and moves through them without allowing the attack teams to pass through. If they tag even just one player from the opposite team, the whole teams becomes in defense teams and the tagged team with be in attack team.
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1. Taguan (Hide and Seek)
Taguan is the most popular and most played when i was a kid, Taguan is a pinoy version of the game "Hide and Seek" like a movie. Taguan is usually played at sunset or evening to make more challenging for the one who tagged. The mechanics of this game is the one who tagged will close his/her eyes and counting of 1-10 to prepared other players to hide somewhere. Then after counting 1-10, the tagged player will find the hiding players, if he/she found the hiding player he/she must say "Bang" (Means the sound of Gunshot) then the player name. If the tagged player he didn't notice the hiding player was behind on him/her, the other player must say "Sak" (Means stabbing a knife) to the tagged player.
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These are Top 10 most played traditional pinoy games that once you've heard about it you will miss your childhood memories:
10. Tumbang Preso
Tumbang Preso is a Traditional Pinoy Games that mostly played around the street back then. It is simple game that uses a small empty can (Empty can of sardines or Corned beef) and slippers. One of the players will be estimator(taya sa laro) as a guard of the empty can and the other players will aiming to hit the can of the estimator. Once the can will hit by the other players, they must to take their slippers to hit again the can but if the estimator immediately stand the can He/she can catch the other players and be the next estimator. The main goal of the game is to knock down the can of the estimator.
9. Agawan Base
Agawan Base involves of two teams with separated bases. The goal of this game is tag the other teams based without getting tagged. if you tagged by other team, you become their prisoner of their based and you' ll need to be rescued in your team by tapping your hands in order to continue playing.
8. Langit Lupa
Langit Lupa is a Traditional Pinoy Games that usually played by child around the street or even in backyards. It is translated as "Heaven and Earth" is a game where the it chases other players to get the new it. Players are allowed to run on the ground (Which is Lupa) and climb on high places or objects above the ground (Langit) to avoid tagging by tag player. The player who gets tagged becomes new it and becomes one of the players who get chased.
7. 10-20
10-20 is a similar to Chinese Garter but instead of using a stretched garter, pieces of rubber band joined together to form a single long string is used. The name of the game actually is chanting (10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90-100) while playing on it. The mechanics is two players hold the rubber string on two ends and the player in the middle will perform the game and all the moves without tripping the rubber band. The height will become higher and higher if he/she pass the previous round.
6. Piko
Piko is a game where the players draw a big image of on the floor filled with mostly of box-like shapes, which they will hop upon it and using single foot or two ( it depends on the drawing in the ground). It is use "Pamato" (piece of Flat stone) that you need to placed on the box-like shape image on the ground and the owner who throw his/her "Pamato" cannot stepped the box where pamato is placed. When finished to hop and placed his/her pamato around the drawing and reaches the topmost box will wins the game.
5. Sipa
Sipa is a traditional pinoy games where the object made usually with a washer (metal washer) and colorful threads and strings. The Sipa is thrown in the air and the player will kept the sipa in the air by kicking it upward and the goal is to not let the sipa fall on the ground. Sipa is also played professionally wooden ball called sepak takraw that usually played in the intramurals in schools.
4. Luksong Baka
Luksong baka, translated as "Jumping Over a Cow" is the traditional pinoy games that involves players to jumping over one player who called "baka" or cow. The objective is for all the players to jump over the tagged player as a cow.
3. Tom Sawyer (Based on Anime Named: Tom Sawyer)
When I was in elementary days, one of my best games that i ever played is Tom Sawyer. Tom Sawyer is based on the anime series in year 1990's that aired every morning. Tom Sawyer is a kid have full of energy and lively kid that why they invented the game "Tom Sawyer" like his character. In this game players are divided into two teams, the one who tagged and the other one will ride at the back of tagged teams. The tagged team will form a bridge connecting the members (head and back) and the other teams will ride at the back and try to destroy the bridge. If the 1st team will will destroy the bridge, they will win but if their player fall from the back of bridge, they will lose the game.
2. Patintero
Patintero is one of the most popular and traditional pinoy games in 1990's. In playing patintero involves two teams, an attack team and a defense team. The defense team guards their passage areas by occupying lines and moves through them without allowing the attack teams to pass through. If they tag even just one player from the opposite team, the whole teams becomes in defense teams and the tagged team with be in attack team.
1. Taguan (Hide and Seek)
Taguan is the most popular and most played when i was a kid, Taguan is a pinoy version of the game "Hide and Seek" like a movie. Taguan is usually played at sunset or evening to make more challenging for the one who tagged. The mechanics of this game is the one who tagged will close his/her eyes and counting of 1-10 to prepared other players to hide somewhere. Then after counting 1-10, the tagged player will find the hiding players, if he/she found the hiding player he/she must say "Bang" (Means the sound of Gunshot) then the player name. If the tagged player he didn't notice the hiding player was behind on him/her, the other player must say "Sak" (Means stabbing a knife) to the tagged player.
Soooo relateee <3 it brings back memories. Nice!
ReplyDeleteI love my childhood daysss... So memorable . Thanks for this blog
ReplyDeleteI reminds me of my childhood days. Nice blog
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me on how the children nowadays and my childhood generation I can say that my childhood days is morefun, no gadgets just my playmates ��☺ hayy If I can go back to that moment ����
ReplyDeleteThank you for inviting me to read this blog of yours adrian.
Missing those days and games.
ReplyDeleteWow very nostalgic. I wonder what the future will hold for the children once the recent controversy of lowering the prison age bracket has been approved.
ReplyDeleteNice review. I played all of those except number 3.. hehe
ReplyDeleteA heart felting blog.. Miss my childhood..luksong baka ahahha.. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI miss my childhood days. No responsibilities, just play all you want. Thanks for this blog.
ReplyDeleteReminiscing those memories when I was a kid ��♀️ Thank you for this blog, this also reminds me that I am not a kid anymore ��
ReplyDeletehow pity you are hahaha .. try to play some traditional games together of your cousins and nieces : )
DeleteNice blog, it reminded me of my childhood memories.
ReplyDeleteGood Job Sir Adrian 😁😁😁
ReplyDeletethsnk you for your support
DeleteSo interesting! Looking for more fun trivias about those childhood games. ❤
ReplyDeletenice blog! It reminds mo of my childhood days.
ReplyDeletethanks this Blog to reminding childhood days
ReplyDeletenice blog..gone are the days..missing childhood. :(
ReplyDeleteI miss my childhood life so much thanks for this blog.
ReplyDeletenice blog ...missing childhood....
ReplyDeleteI hope children of today's generation experienced all these games. Nice blog btw!
ReplyDeleteI really miss my childhood days. I have experience it all except # 3.
ReplyDeletenakakamisss nmn :(
ReplyDeleteTagu-taguan was one of my fave. game! i miss my childhood friend
ReplyDeleteThanks for making this blog Sir Adrian 😀
ReplyDeletefavorite ko ay taguan! taguan ng feelings. lol
ReplyDeleteI miss my childhood days <3
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