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  2. Cuju - Wikipedia

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    Cuju or Ts'u-chü (Chinese: 蹴鞠; pinyin: cù jū) is an ancient Chinese football game, that resembles a mix of basketball, association football and volleyball. [1] [2] FIFA cites cuju as the earliest form of a kicking game for which there is documentary evidence, a military manual from the Han dynasty.

  3. Jianzi - Wikipedia

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    The primary origin of jianzi is an ancient Chinese game called Cuju, from the Han dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD). Jianzi is played on a badminton court using inner or outer lines in different competition settings. It can also be played artistically, among a circle of players in a street or park, with the objective to keep the shuttle ...

  4. Football in China - Wikipedia

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    A version of football called "cuju" was already practiced more than 2300 years ago in the city of Lin Zi as a military sport that served to train the troops and check the physical condition of the soldiers. [1] What does cuju mean? CU means "to kick" and JU "a type of leather ball". Cuju is regarded as an ancient Chinese ball game.

  5. Association football - Wikipedia

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    Kicking ball games arose independently multiple times across multiple cultures. [b] The Chinese competitive game cuju (蹴鞠, literally "kickball"; also known as tsu chu) resembles modern association football as well as a mix of basketball, and volleyball. [18] [19] This is the earliest form of a kicking game for which there is historical ...

  6. Hearts - A Classic Card Game - AOL

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    Hearts, a traditional card game , evolved from a game called Reverse (or Reversis), that was played in Europe from the 16th through the 19th centuries. In Reverse, the goal was to avoid capturing ...

  7. Traditional games of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The primary origin of jianzi is an ancient Chinese game called Cuju, from the Han dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD). Jianzi is played on a badminton court using inner or outer lines in different competition settings. It can also be played artistically, among a circle of players in a street or park, with the objective to keep the shuttle ...

  8. Hunger Games prequel explains the true origin of the games - AOL

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  9. What is Euchre anyway? A brief history of this classic card game

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    The game limit is 10 points; that is, the first team to reach 10 points wins. Winning all five tricks in a hand is called a "sweep" or "march." Note: One of the players is usually designated as ...