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Mr. Daruma Fell Down

Mr. Daruma Fell Down is well-known as a nice game for Japanese children. It is a very simple game; however, everyone gets excited playing it. Children can play it outside when there are five or six friends. Of course, I always played this game with my friends when I was a child.

How to Play the Game

First, the person who is it (the tagger) yells to other children, "Mr. Daruma fell down!" When the tagger yells, the other children run as far away as possible. Then he turns his back to them. Next he calls out again. "Mr. Daruma fell down!" After that, he turns around and looks for the other children because he has to catch them.

When a child moves and is caught, he has to go to jail. The other children have to get close to the tagger and hit his back; however, they cannot move when the tagger looks at them. Therefore, they have to run as fast as possible while the tagger's back is turned and he is yelling, "Mr. Daruma fell down!" Whenever a child hits the tagger's back, other children can escape from the jail.

When the tagger catches all but one child, the game is almost over. In that part, the tagger is given many chances to catch the child because he can yell quickly. When the tagger has tagged everyone, a new game starts. Then, a new tagger is selected a a finger-flashing game. My friends and I used to play this game because it was exciting and we had a lot of time to play outside.

The Hunter

This is a traditional game from Saudia Arabia which has been played for around 50 years at least.

How to Play the Game

Here is how we played it. This game was played with five to ten children. First, we chose one player to be the hunter (to be it). Then the hunter counted from one to ten with his or her eyes closed, so that everyone could quickly run and hide somewhere. Then he or she started searching for the other children.

If the hunter found someone from the group, the member would try to escape and the hunter started chasing him or her. Then, the hunter had to catch him or her. The hunter had to find all the members in the group and tag them. If the hunter couldn't catch all of the members, he or she had to say "clear, and start over, but if the hunter caught all of them, he or she joined the other children and the first one who was caught became the new hunter.

I enjoyed this game because it was exciting and fun; we got to run and jump. Playing it, my friends and I were able to see each other a lot and have a good time together.

Sardines

Here's how to play it. As many children as are available are welcome to play the game. The person who is it has to hide; then the other children have to seek the person who is it. Whenever a child finds the person who is it, he or she has to hide with the person who is it.