CANARY ISLANDS SPAIN – APRIL2014

Sport and traditional games

AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS DE CINFÃES - PORTUGAL

PORTUGUESE TRADITIONAL GAME

THE SCARF GAME

This is a game of individual participation that can be played in any space, both indoors and outdoors.

Game procedure

THE SCARF GAME

JOGO DO LENÇO

WHAT YOU NEED:• A scarf• A group of

players

1. The players form a circle.

2. One player (player A) goes around outside of the circle whilst singing “The scarf is on the hand, but it’s going to fall to the ground”,before dropping the scarf behind someone (player B) in the circle.

A

3. Player B picks up the scarf and chases after player A. Player A runs around the outside of the circle aiming to get to the space vacated by player B before being touched.

B A

4. Whoever is unsuccessful goes in the middle of the circle and all the other players say “go to hatching”.

A

B

5. The game restarts with the successful player (either player A or B) running around the circle and dropping the scarf.

6. The player in the middle of the circle watches and when the scarf is dropped tries to catch it. If the player is successful he/she leaves the “hatching” and is replaced by the player that didn’t notice the scarf behind him/her.

7. Whoever is unsuccessful goes in the middle of the circle (see 4)whilst the successful player restart the game (see 2).

See the video of a group of pupils playing it. (click on the video to see it)

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