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Pitch-pot. In pitch-pot (also known as Touhu), players attempt to throw arrows in to a pot with a narrow mouth. The game is explained in the Book of Rites, one of the Five Confucian Classics. Pitch-pot traditionally was governed by many rules of etiquette, as explained in the Book of Rites, though nowadays the game has more informal versions.
Some traditional South Asian games, such as kabaddi, kho-kho, and atya-patya, are believed to be thousands of years old, dating back to ancient India. [3] [4] [5] Kho-kho, for example, dates back to at least the fourth century BC. [6] Many South Asian games likely reflect characteristics of traditional life in the subcontinent; for example, the ...
Mancala games are played with "seeds" or "counters", which are usually made from small cowrie shells, pebbles, or tamarind seeds. The holes in Southeast Asian mancalas are typically deeper and larger than variants in mainland Asia and Africa, since the seeds used are larger. A total of 98 pieces are used in the seven-hole board version.
The game was originally called 麻雀 (pinyin: máquè; Jyutping: maa 4 zoek 3–2)—meaning sparrow—which is still used in several Chinese languages, mostly in the south, such as Cantonese and Hokkien. It is said that the clacking of tiles during shuffling resembles the chattering of sparrows.
Traditional Sports and Games ( TSG) are physical activities which were played for centuries by people around the world before the advent of modern sports. Many TSG's lost popularity or died off during the colonial era due to the imposition and spread of Western sports. [1] [2] [3] Further decline has occurred in the post-colonial era.
A yak race Yak racing (Chinese: 赛牦牛) is a spectator sport held at many traditional festivals of Tibet, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Ladakh and Mongolia, in gatherings which integrate popular dances and songs with traditional physical games. For Tibetans in particular it is a very special festive occasion.
Morabaraba is a traditional two-player strategy board game played in South Africa and Botswana with a slightly different variation played in Lesotho. This game is known by many names in many languages, including mlabalaba, mmela (in Setswana), muravava, and umlabalaba. The game is similar to twelve men's morris, a variation on the Roman board ...
Xiangqi ( Chinese: 象棋; pinyin: xiàngqí; Wade–Giles: Hsiang ch'i; English: / ˈʃɑːŋtʃi / ), commonly known as Chinese chess or elephant chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is the most popular board game in China. Xiangqi is in the same family of games as shogi, janggi, Western chess, chaturanga, and Indian chess.