GamesPass Ball Relay_10 to 100 players. Playground; gymnasium. Basket ball.... Chitterbob There is also the old rhyme of "Chitterbob," but it is usual ... Soap-bubbles A soap-bubble race is easy to arrange and very good fun. An o... Warning This game is something similar to another very good game call... Scotland's Burning This game is based upon the song of the same name. The player... Magic Music One pupil is sent from the room. Thereupon the remaining pupi... Running In running, as the swiftness of the motion steadies the body ... Birds Fruits And Flowers In this game every one in the company has to describe in a ri... |
Guessing GamesPLUM STONE GAMEThis game belongs to the second and non-ceremonial class of the games of hazard and is generally played by women. The Omaha type is here given, but it is similar to the game as played by kindred tribes. _Proper... Introductory Introductory Note.--Games of the "subjective" class, designated as guessing games by Dr. Culin, were generally accompanied by singing. There is a great variety in the games of this class, and five examples drawn fro... Puin Introductory Note.--This was a favorite game among the natives of the Northeastern States; its "strange whimsies" were first mentioned by William Wood in his book, "New England Prospect," published in London, 1634... Ataakut Introductory Note.--This game is played among one of the basket making tribes of California. As not infrequently occurs in Indian games, there is in this pastime a reflection both of the environment and of the voc... INTRODUCTORY INTRODUCTORY NOTE.--This game, Dr. Culin states, is played among eighty-one Indian tribes of the United States. The game bears different names in the various languages of these tribes. Hand Game is a descriptive ter... HIDING THE DISKS INTRODUCTORY NOTE.--This game, known under a variety of names, is a favorite among the Indian tribes living on the North Pacific Coast. The disks, always of an uneven number, are made of wood and ornamented with ... IOU'TIN INTRODUCTORY NOTE.--This game belongs to the class of guessing games. The form here presented is adapted from the game as played by the Omaha, Otoe, Ponca and Pawnee tribes, among whom it is a favorite. _Proper... |
