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One of the main reasons why some children stop playing Filipino games is because Western sports (e.g. basketball or volleyball) are featured in local barangays and in schools. With a lack of organized sports activities for Filipino street games, Filipino children may adapt to modernity by abandoning their childhood games.
Damath is a two-player educational board game combining the board game "Dama" (Filipino checkers) and math. It is used as a teaching tool for both elementary and high school mathematics. Every piece has a corresponding number and each even (white) square on board has a mathematical symbol.
Filipino games and other links, from Pinoy Games, Pinas, DLSU-Manila (2002): Philippine Games by Eric A. Gutierrez, from Geocities.com; Filipino Games, SeaSite.niu.edu; 100 Best Things of Being Pinoy, by Liborio G. Altarenos III (et al.), Sea Crest Trading Company (2000) and Philippine Daily Inquirer (June 14, 1998)
Luksong baka (English: Jump over the Cow) is a traditional Filipino game [1] that originated in Bulacan. It involves a minimum of three players and a maximum of 10 players, and involves them jumping over the person called the baka, or "cow". [2] The main goal of the players is to successfully jump over the baka without touching or falling over ...
Luksong tinik (English: "jumping over thorns") is a popular game in the Philippines. It is originated in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, played by two teams with equal numbers of players. Each team designates a leader, the nanay (mother), while the rest of the players are called anak (children).
Tumbang preso ("knock down the prisoner"), also known as tumbang lata ("knock down the can") or bato lata ("hit the can [with a stone]"), is a Filipino traditional children's game. The game involves throwing a slipper at a can or bottle, which one player - the tayà - attempts to guard. The game is usually played in backyards, parks, or streets ...
Patintero, also known as harangang-taga or tubigan, (Intl. Translate: Escape from the hell or Block the runner) is a Filipino traditional children's game. Along with tumbang preso , it is one of the most popular outdoor games played by children in the Philippines .
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