My Fav Games

Our favourite game when we were kids was Police Sentry. It involved two teams. The players are unlimited, boys and girls. The more the merrier. One team will be the Police Sentry. The other, the criminals. Now, the Sentries must catch all the criminals and put them in jail. Once someone is caught the criminals must save them. While some sentries start chasing, a few must stand guard. Once all the criminals has been caught, their roles are reversed.

The criminal can struggle to be free. It's a game of survival for the fittest. This game can last for many hours.

Another interesting game is Kanda Kundi. Two teams involved. The equipment: a-foot long stick (baton) and a three-inch stick (bullet) are used. A three-inch hole is dug on the ground. The bullet is put across it. Use the baton as a lever push the bullet as far as possible. The other team must try to catch the bullet to 'kill' the player. Unable to do so, the bullet is used to hit the baton that is placed on the hole from where it had fallen. Failing that you go to the second step, ie. to hit the bullet as far as possible. Again if failed to be caught it must be thrown back. The player must try to hit the bullet away.

Scores are counted using the baton to measure the distance from the bullet to the hole. The baton length scores 5, the bullet measure, one. If the player is able to hit the bullet, he can choose to have it re-thrown, and the measurement scores double. It could go on to triple, quadruple. But it the bullet's distance from the hole is less than the baton's length the player looses his turn. The players of each team combined their scores to determine the winner. A team can lose all their scores if they forget the amount. This game teaches skill, focus, and fast counting ability.