If you want more proof, you will find that some universities offer Philippine Games as a PE subject (I took it when I was in college so much fun!).OBJECTIVE OF CULTURE TAGS: The objective of Culture Tags is to be the team that has accumulated the most points by the end of the game. In fact, the government has pushed traditional games to be taught to kids because it is an important part of our culture. While many of the kids these days enjoy staying indoors and playing with a computer or tablet PC, Filipino kids still have lots of experiences with traditional Pinoy games. Then, each player hits the card with another card and if both his cards and the betting cards face the same way, he gets all of them. Each player places a betting card on the floor. You have a standard-size game card, usually printed with anime or cartoon characters. Teks is a popular card game among boys (sometimes girls). Once the chant ends, the player with the open palm has to catch the index finger. In this game of two players, the other player dips the index finger in the other’s palm and sings a chant. Sawsaw suka is also a Larong Pinoy popular with young children. The “it” then goes around tagging people staying on earth so they could become the next “it.” In this game, the “it” stays on the earth while other players try to find a higher ground. It becomes more difficult as it goes higher and if one member cannot successfully make the jump or is caught in the garter, the other team gets their turn. After clearing a round, the garter will be made higher than it was previously. In this game, the garter starts at the very bottom of the floor and the playing team has to cross from one side to another successfully. They can go to work or take care of theĬhinese garter is a game popular among girls. In this game, they could get to play roles of mother, father and children. A clan-based version, Ubusan Lahi, has the same mechanics, but once the player is tagged, he automatically becomes your ally.īahay-bahayan is a popular Larong Pinoy to very young children. Teams usually set agreements on how they could win (first three or five tags), but most of time, they just end the game when they are tired from all the running. Team members may rescue you by tagging you from the enemy’s base. In case you are tagged yourself, you will become their “prisoner”. The objective of the game is to tag the base of the other team without being touched. Two teams assign a place as their “base”. It is a game that requires a lot of stamina. The players decide which part of the box they have to throw the pamato (usually a stone or a small ball) to. Whoever successfully throws and retrieves it wins the game.Īgawan Base is a popular game among elementary school students. Piko is a Larong Pinoy that is believed to be a version of the hopscotch. If a player cannot jump or does not jump successfully, he becomes the new “it.” A similar version of this is called Luksong-Tinik (jump over thorns) where two players line up their feet and hands to make a tower while the third player has to jump over An “it” is assigned to play the cow. He crouches as low as possible while the remaining players try to jump over him. Luksong-Baka literally translates to jumping over a cow. Team A players can only move according to the direction of their assigned line. The objective of Team B is to cross all the lines and back without being touched by any of the players in the line. One vertical line in the middle of the horizontal lines and one player would be assigned to that line. Horizontal lines would be made to signify the position of each player from Team A. The game is usually played in a wide street. They will be divided into two equal teams. Patintero is another popular Larong Pinoy. If he is not successful, he will become the next “it.” Once the can is struck, the player must immediately retrieve the slipper before the “it” puts the tin can back in position.
In this game, you will need a small tin can and your slippers. There’s literally no kid who does not know what this game is (even if he hasn’t played it before). Tumbang preso is like the national game of the Philippines. You might be interested in trying them out for yourself too!
There are hundreds of traditional Filipino games you can play, both indoors and outdoors. Here are the most common ones you might hear.
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