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Sambunot is a Philippine game played outdoors by ten to twenty players. The goal of the game is to get the coconut husk out of the circle. A circle is drawn on the floor, big enough to accommodate the number of players. A coconut husk is placed at the center of the circle. The players position themselves inside the circle.
Tong-its (also Tongits or Tung-it) is a three-player rummy card game popular in the Philippines.. This game is played using the standard deck of 52 cards.The game rules are similar to the American card game Tonk, [1] and also has similarities with the Chinese tile game Mahjong.
An example of children playing luksong baka. 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]
It is also known as harangang-taga or harang-taga (lit. "block and catch"), referring to the game mechanics. [2] [3] Other names for the game include lumplumpas , alagwa (Kapampangan), sinibon or serbab , and tadlas (for four players) or birus-birus (for six players) in eastern Visayas. [3]
Baseball was introduced in the Philippines by the Americans. The first baseball game in the Philippines was played in September 1898 weeks after the Battle of Manila, a match between Astor Battery led by George Wetlaufer and a regiment from the American Army. From 1899 to 1900, baseball clubs were established by local Filipinos.
The Congklak Gameboard from Indonesia c. 1900. Southeast Asian mancalas are a subtype of mancala games predominantly found in Southeast Asia.They are known as congkak in Malaysia; congklak (VOS Spelling: tjongklak), congkak, congka, and dakon in Indonesia and Brunei; and sungkâ in the Philippines.
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Sipa (literally, "kick") is the Philippines' traditional native sport which predates the Spanish rule. The game is related to Sepak Takraw. Similar games include Footbag net, Footvolley, Bossaball and Jianzi. The game is both played by two teams, indoors or outdoors, on a court that is about the size of a basketball court.