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Patintero
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Don’t you just love to play games? Well, so do kids all around the world! The kids at Compassion centers love to play with their friends every time they are together. Check out this super-popular game that kids in the Philippines play. It’s called patintero, and you can try it at home!
How to play:
1.
Draw a huge rectangle on the ground with chalk. Then, use your chalk to divide the big rectangle into eight smaller rectangles.
2.
Form two teams of two to six people. One team will be the guards, the other team will be the runners. Play rock-paper-scissors to decide who will guard and who will run.
3.
The runners’ goal is to get all the way across the big rectangle and back without being tagged by a guard.
4.
There’s a rule for the guards: They move only along the lines. They must ALWAYS have BOTH feet on a line. If a guard tags someone but has only one foot on the line, it doesn’t count!
5.
Once everybody is in their starting places, ready … set … RUN!
6.
When a runner is tagged, he or she is out. But if a runner makes it across the big rectangle and back without being tagged, he or she wins a point. See how many points the runners can rack up!
7.
Once all the runners have been tagged, game over. The teams switch sides, and the runners become the guards. Can the new runners get more points? Play to find out!
Have a blast … and don’t get tagged!
1.
Draw a huge rectangle on the ground with chalk. Then, use your chalk to divide the big rectangle into eight smaller rectangles.
2.
Form two teams of two to six people. One team will be the guards, the other team will be the runners. Play rock-paper-scissors to decide who will guard and who will run.
3.
The runners’ goal is to get all the way across the big rectangle and back without being tagged by a guard.
4.
There’s a rule for the guards: They move only along the lines. They must ALWAYS have BOTH feet on a line. If a guard tags someone but has only one foot on the line, it doesn’t count!
5.
Once everybody is in their starting places, ready … set … RUN!
6.
When a runner is tagged, he or she is out. But if a runner makes it across the big rectangle and back without being tagged, he or she wins a point. See how many points the runners can rack up!
7.
Once all the runners have been tagged, game over. The teams switch sides, and the runners become the guards. Can the new runners get more points? Play to find out!
Have a blast … and don’t get tagged!
1.
Draw a huge rectangle on the ground with chalk. Then, use your chalk to divide the big rectangle into eight smaller rectangles.
2.
Form two teams of two to six people. One team will be the guards, the other team will be the runners. Play rock-paper-scissors to decide who will guard and who will run.
3.
The runners’ goal is to get all the way across the big rectangle and back without being tagged by a guard.
4.
There’s a rule for the guards: They move only along the lines. They must ALWAYS have BOTH feet on a line. If a guard tags someone but has only one foot on the line, it doesn’t count!
5.
Once everybody is in their starting places, ready … set … RUN!
6.
When a runner is tagged, he or she is out. But if a runner makes it across the big rectangle and back without being tagged, he or she wins a point. See how many points the runners can rack up!
7.
Once all the runners have been tagged, game over. The teams switch sides, and the runners become the guards. Can the new runners get more points? Play to find out!
Have a blast … and don’t get tagged!
Playground Rules
Just like any playground game, some kids play with different rules. Here are some variations to try!
• Draw only six rectangles — a great option if you don’t have many players.
• The tagging team gets one guard who doesn’t have to stay on the lines.
• Guards have to stay on one line, like figures on a foosball table, instead of moving around on all the lines.
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