Name of the game : I SELL BUTTER I SELL HONEY
Numbers of participants : Min.5 players
Materials : Handkerchief
Rules of the game :
Players sit as to form a circle. Midwife begins to hover by taking a handkerchief to his/her hand. Begins to croon the lyrical twister in the form “I sell butter I sell honey, my master died I sell, my master’ s root is yellow, what if I sell it is 15 lira. Lily mily, watch your back carefully”. Midwife drops the handkerchief to back of one of the players while he/she hovers. If the player realises the handkerchief, takes it and begins to cease after the midwife. Midwife hovers the circle once again and sits that players place. If the player unrealised the handkerchief, midwife takes it and begins to hit the back of that player. The player then stands up and runs the circle in front of the midwife and sits back to own place. So the play goes on.Name of the game : BLIND MAN’S BUFF
Numbers of participants : Min.5 players
Materials : Scarf
Rules of the game :
Eyes of the player has tied up with a cloth or a handkerchief. Eneough secured that the player can’ t see anywhere and nobody; everybody walk and touch by circling the player. Blind Man tries to catch them, if he/she catches one of them, he/she tries to recognize and tells the name by touching the face–arms and body. If he/she tells the a wrong name, he/she continues to be the Blind Man, if tells the right name, the cought one becomes the new Blind Man in this case.
Name of the game : HOPSCOTCH
Numbers of participants : Min.2 players
Materials : Chalk , stone
Rules of the game :As it is played on one foot, the name of it is Hopscotch. Squares or circles are drawn on the floor/ground with chalk. Lines are drawn in joined shape. Numbers are written in the squares/circles from 1 to 8 in general. Player places the slider disc on to the first square/circle as not to place it on the line and without stepping on the dics’ section, continues on tripping up to the 8TH section. After reaching to the 8TH square/circle, the player stands on this two feet. Later on the player turns back and goes to the beginning doing the same. When the player comes to the 2ND square/circle, kneels down on his/her single foot and takes the disc from the first square/circle and trips over the first square/circle without stepping on it. Play goes in the same routine from 1 to 8 and in the second run played vice versa.
Name of the game : NINE STONES
Numbers of participants : 8 - 10 players
Materials : Stones , a ball
Rules of the game :Played with 8–10 players. Firstly two groups are formed. Each group consists of 4–5 players. Then normal weighed stones – generally small marble stones are used – are set up overlapping. Player chosen the midwife tries to knock over the stones with a ball from a certain distance. Midwife has to run away as soon he/she knocks down the stones. The ball this time is on the hands of the other group and this group tries the stones not to be overlapped by midwife his/her group. When midwife and his/her group comletes the overlap of the stones without knocking by the ball, they beat the other team 1 to 0.
Name of the game : MERCHANT ; OPEN THE DOOR
Numbers of participants : 6 - 10 players
Materials : Chalk
Rules of the game :Two players choose code names for themselves. Then faced with each other and grasp hands in order to form the door of the play. Other players make a row. By saying “Merchant; open the door” they walk through the midwives. Midwives hold their hands and let the player go in, whisper their code names to the eyes of the player, ask to choose one of it. By told code names randomly, each midwife forms his/her team. This contiues until the last player. Soon a line is drawn on the floor/ground, each team takes their place. All the players grasp with each other from their waists. First players hold hands by placing their foot on the line, and the groups begin to fetch each other. When a group fetches the other to their line, they win.
Name of the game : SNAP UP CORNER
Numbers of participants : 4 – 6 players
Materials : Corners
Rules of the game :As places like streets, outer doors of the buildings, two trees or window sides are more opulent; it is especially played at the streets. “Snap Up Corner” is played with a few people. Midwife stands more than in the middle compared with the players. Players try to change their places with each other in order to avoid from caught by the midwife. Player who has caught by midwife during this place interchange, looses his/her spot/corner and becomes the midwife. Players pretend that they are changing their spots/corners in order to cheat the midwife. This play is very entertaining.
Name of the game : TISSUE SNATCH
Numbers of participants : 10 players
Materials : A tissue , chalk
Rules of the game :Tissue Snatch is played between the two groups having equal amount of players. Teams, leaving 20 – 25 meters of distance in between, line in parties. 50 cm diameter of a circle is drawn in the middle of the distance and a tissue or another material is put on the middle of the circle. A referee or a captain is choosen. This referee/captain could stand in the mid of the circle and handle the tissue/material. When the referee/captain shouts like “fifths”, the fifth players of the teams run to snatch the tissue/material, the player who gets the tissue/material runs away and the other tries to catch him/her. If tissue/material snatched player returns to team without caught by the other player, makes the team win 1 point. It the other player catches the tissue/material snatched player, his/her team looses 1 point. Upon the tissue/material snatched player’ s return to team without being caught, referee/captain shouts another number and the play goes on. The more point gained team wins the play.
Name of the game : BALL STRUCK
Numbers of participants : Min. 6 players
Materials : A ball
Rules of the game :Two player from the first team exchangingly places by line in order to hit the opposing team’ s players with the ball. Aim of the bll shooter team players is to hit the opposing players while they try to escape from a ball hit. If one of the opposing player is hit by ball, he/she becomes the sideliner. If ball throwing team could hit all players of the opposing team, they have got the right to play in–line, if they don’ t they continue on as bthe ball thrower team. (P. S. If the players of in–line team could be able to catch the thrown ball without dropping it on the ground/floor,they won a soul. They continue to be in–line player as they won more souls by catching the ball.)
Name of the game : STOP
Numbers of participants : Min. 3 players
Materials : A ball
Rules of the game :This is a play that is played at outer places at good weathers with three or more players as girls and boys together. If the number of players could be more the play becomes more enjoyable. Every player chooses a nickname for him/herself or take their role in the play with their own names.
Midwife takes the mid place and throws the ball to air and says the name of one player. Name’ s told player tries to catch the thrown ball. As soon he/she catches the ball yields “STOP”. Meanwhile the other players try to run as far as they can. But at the time ball master says “STOP”, all the other stop and stay where they are. The holder of the ball tries to beat the nearest player with the ball. Stopped players would not make any move. If the he/she hits, the beated player becomes midwife and throws the ball to air. If he/she could not hit, midwife role continues and by throwing the ball through air, the play continues.
Name of the game : GYROSCOPE
Numbers of participants : Min. 2 players
Materials : A gyroscope
Rules of the game : It is made of wood in the form of an elipse with a sharp tip.Rope is wrapped around a spinning top.One end of the rope is connected to the finger .Players toss it as quickly as possibe.The winner is the one who spins the gyropcope long time.Few people can play the game at the same time.Gyroscope is adapted to the present day as Byblade.
