Examples of Laro ng Lahi:

These games are commonly played by children, usually using native materials or instruments. Due to limited resources of toys
of Filipino Children, they usually come up with games without the need of anything but the players themselves.

Sudsud- it has a rectangular pattern with columns and lines that are drawn on the floor. Players have their own small flat
stones. All columns are just like levels. First, you will throw the stone to the first column then you move the stone with one
foot while the other foot is hanging up.

Dampa- it is a rubber band game, usually using bare hands in producing air coming out of the hand to move the rubber bands.

Kadang- it is composed of two coconut shells attached with string. It is played by using the coconut shells as a slippers while
holding the strings. Whichever team finishes first wins.

Chinese Garter- two people hold both ends of a stretched garter horizontally while the others attempt to cross over it. The
goal is to cross without having tripped on the garter. With each round, the garter’s height is made higher than the previous
round (the game starts with the garter at ankle-level, followed by knee-level, until the garter is positioned above the head).
The higher rounds demand dexterity, and the players generally leap with their feet first in the air, so their feet cross over the
garter, and they end up landing on the other side. Also, with the higher levels, doing cartwheels to “cross” the garter is
allowed.

Higot-Higot- this game has a string that is tie in each players foot. Basically this game is about teamwork or teambuilding ,
whoever team reaches the line wins.

Agawang sulok- Number of Players: 5, 7, or 9 Where to play: outdoors or gymnasium A rectangular playground is marked off
on the ground or floor. Diagram A is for five players, B for seven players, and C for nine players. All the players but one (the
tagger) stays in the corner and on the bases. The tagger stands in the middle of the ground. The players in the corners will try
to exchange places by dashing across from place to place. The tagger must try to secure a corner or base by rushing to any
when it is vacant. In order to confuse the tagger, the players on the bases may leave their bases and suddenly rush back to
them, as if stealing a base. Whenever the tagger secures a base, the odd player becomes the tagger for the next game. This
game is sometimes called "Vende, Vende Candela."

Luksong tinik- is a popular game in the Philippines. It is originated in Cabanatuan city, Philippines, played by two teams with
equal numbers of players. Each team designates a leader, the nanay (mother), while the rest of the players are called anak
(children). The players chosen to be nanay are usually the ones who can jump the highest. The game involves players sitting on
the ground and other players jumping over parts of their body

Palo Sebo- (from the Spanish stick/poase) is a traditional Filipino game. A local variant of the greasy pole, it is likely derived
from the Spanish cucaña. This game is usually played by boys during a town fiesta or on special occasions in the various
Provinces of the Philippines. Long and straight bamboo poles are polished and greased, after which a small bag containing the
prize is tied to the top.

Piko- is the Philippine variation of the game hopscotch. The players stand behind the edge of a box, and each should throw
their cue ball. The first to play is determined depending on the players' agreement (e.g. nearest to the moon, wings or chest).
Whoever succeeds in throwing the cue ball nearest to the place that they have agreed upon will play first. The next nearest is
second, and so on. The person is out for the round if they stand with both feet.

Taguan- is similar to hide and seek. What is unique in Tagu-Taguan is that this game is usually played at sunset or at night as a
challenge for the it to locate those who are hiding under the caves in Laguna and Cavite which is a popular site for pro taguan
players. The it needs to sing the following before they start seeking.
Takip-silim- Tagutaguan (lit. twilight game, look out, cover yourself! or take-cover game!): Participants usually step on
couches, hide under tables, or wrap themselves in curtains

Tawanan- 20 to 50 or more players Outdoors or indoors I. All the players are seated around in an irregular order. Before the
game starts, all agree as to which side of a two- sided object (a coin for example) should allow them to laugh or stop laughing.
The leader tosses up a coin, and, based on the agreement of the rest of the players, the players should either

Declan Ruki (lit. I declare, do it!): Participants are told to do something by the winner of the previous games. It is similar to the
Western game Simon Says.

Lawin at sisiw- This game is played by ten or more players. It can be played indoors or outdoors.
One player is chosen as the "hawk" and another as the "hen". The other players are the "chickens". The chickens stand one
behind the other, each holding the waist of the one in front. The hen stands in front of the file of chickens.

Kapitang bakod- (lit. touch the post, or you're it! or hold on to the fence): When the it or tagger is chosen, the other players
run from place to place and save themselves from being tagged by holding on to a fence, a post, or any object made of wood
or bamboo.

Iring-iring-(lit. go round and round until the hanky drops): After the it is determined, they goes around the circle and drops the
handkerchief behind a person. When the person notices the handkerchief is behind their back, he or she has to pick up the
handkerchief and go after the it around the circle. The it has to reach the vacant spot left by the player before the it is tagged;
otherwise, the it has to take the handkerchief and the process is repeated.

Bulong-pari- (lit. whisper it to the priest) is composed of two teams and an it. The leader of team A goes to the priest and
whispers one of the names of the players of team B. Then he returns to his place and the priest calls out, "Lapit!"
("Approach!"). One of the players of team B should approach the priest, and if it happens to be the one whom the leader of
team A mentioned, the priest will say, "Boom" or "Bung!" The player then falls out of line and stays somewhere near the priest
as a prisoner.

Araw lilim- (lit. sun and shade): The it or tagger tries to tag or touch any of the players who is in direct contact with the light.

Agawan base- (lit. catch and own a corner): the it or tagger stands in the middle of the ground. The players in the corners will
try to exchange places by running from one base to another. The it should try to secure a corner or base by rushing to any of
those when it is vacant. This is called "agawangsulok " in some variants, and "bilaran" in others.

Pityaw- is a game where player uses two sticks of rattan, 12 and 6 inches (300 and 150 mm) of length.

Hwego de Anilyo (lit. game of rings) is a game notably Spanish in influence. It involves riding a horse while holding a dagger
and "catching" rings hanging from a tree or some other structure using the dagger. However, people usually play this game
nowadays by riding a bicycle while holding a dagger. The competitors need to continue their speed in riding their bicycle.

Sipa- Uses a coin-like object (washer) with colorful threads attached to it. This is then kicked (sipa) into the air by the player as

Ubusan lahi- (lit. clannicide): One tries to conquer the members of a group (as in claiming the members of another's clan). The
tagged player from the main group automatically becomes an ally of the tagger. The more players, the better. The game will
start with only one it and then try to find and tag other players. Once one player is tagged, they will then help the it to tag the
other players until no other participant is left. Some people also know this as Bansai o Lipunan. The a lot players are 5-10.

Juego de prenda - (lit. game of looking for the missing bird): There is no limit to the number of players that can play. Players sit
in a circle with the leader in the middle. Each player adopts a name of a tree or flower that is given by the leader. The leader
recounts the story of a lost bird that was owned by a king. He or she says, The bird of the king was lost yesterday. Did you find
it, Ylang-Ylang? The player who adopted the name of the Ylang-Ylang tree at once answers that he or she has not found it, so
the leader continues to ask the other trees whether the bird has hidden in them. If a player cannot answer after the third
count, he or she is made to deposit a thing he or she owns to the leader until the leader has been able to gather a lot of things
from the members. The Boy is choosing a tree. The Girl is choosing a flower. The one participants will be a king.

Examples of Laro ng Pinoy

Patintero- There are two teams playing: an attack team and a defence team; with players for each team. To score, attack team
players must make “home-runs”. The attack team must try to run along the perpendicular lines from the home-base to the
back-end, and return without being tagged by the defence players.

Gagamba- There is also the Filipino game called gagamba, which is basically spider fighting. Two spiders are each placed on
one side of a stick and are then prodded to approach each other in the middle and fight. Children play this so-called spider
derby, particularly in the rural areas where spiders are easy to find and there are few “industrial” toys to play with.

Sungka- is a popular game in the Philippines. It involves dropping small stones or cowrie shells into large holes on a long
canoe-shaped board.

Pabítin- is a fun game played during Filipino fiestas and traditional parties. A rack of items is suspended over a crowd who
attempt to grab at the stuff as the wooden rack is lowered and raised, up and down.

Bahay-Bahayan- Players make imaginary houses using materials like curtains, spare woods, ropes, or other things that can be
used to build the houses. They will assign each individual what they wanted to be, then act as if it is real.

Bati-Cobra - is a hitting and catching game. This game is played outdoors only by two or more players. To play this game, two
pieces of bamboo sticks (one long, one short) are required. A player acts as a batter and stands opposite the others players at
a distance. The batter holds the long bamboo stick with one hand and tosses the short one with the other hand. The batter
then strikes the shorter stick with the longer stick. The other players will attempt to catch the flying shorter stick. Whoever
catches the stick gets the turn to be the next batter. If nobody catches the stick, any player can pick it up. The batter then puts
down the longer stick on the ground. The holder of the shorter stick will throw it with the attempt to hit the longer stick on the
ground. If the longer stick is hit, the hitter becomes the next batter. If the player with the shorter stick misses to hit the longer
one, the same batter will continue.

Calahoyo (lit. hole-in) is an outdoor game by two to ten players. Accurate targeting is the skill developed in this game because
the objective of each player is to hit the anak (small stones or objects) with the use of the pamato (big, flat stone), trying to
send it to the hole.

A hand-clapping game generally involving four people. They are split into two pairs with each pair facing each other. Members
from both pairs face the center (the two pairs being perpendicular to each other). Each pair then does a hand clapping
"routine" while singing the "Bahay Kubo" or "Leron-leron Sinta". In the middle of the song, each pair would exchange
"routines" with the other.

Nanay tatay-Another version of the same variation goes like this: Nanay, Tatay, gusto ko tinapay Ate, Kuya, gusto ko kape,
Lahat ng gusto ko ay susundin niyo. Sinong sasali sa larong ito? Ang magkamali ay pipingutin ko… (clap 5x) … and so forth

Holen- This game is where players should hold the ball called holen in their hand then throw it to hit the players ball out of the
playing area. Holen is called marble in USA. It is played a more precise way by tucking the marble with the player's third finger,
the thumb under the marble, the fourth finger used as to stable the marble. They aim at grouped marbles inside a circle and
flick the marble from their fingers, and anything they hit out of the circle is theirs. Whoever obtained the most marbles wins
the game. Players (manlalaro) can also win the game by eliminating their opponents by aiming and hitting his marble. Players
need to be very accurate to win.
Jack ‘n’ Poy- This is the local version of Rock-paper-scissors (bato, papel, at gunting). Though the spelling seems American in
influence, the game is really Japanese in origin (janken) with the lyrics in the Japanese version sound "hong butt".

Hwego de Anilyo (lit. game of rings) is a game notably Spanish in influence. It involves riding a horse while holding a dagger
and "catching" rings hanging from a tree or some other structure using the dagger. However, people usually play this game
nowadays by riding a bicycle while holding a dagger. The competitors need to continue their speed in riding their bicycle.

Lagundi- A game of Indian influence. It is basically a game of tag, except here, the divide into two teams, the it team members
get to hold the ball, passing it between themselves, with the ball touching the head of the other (not it) team.

Luksong tinik (lit. jump over the thorns of a plant): two players serve as the base of the tinik (thorn) by putting their right or
left feet and hands together (soles touching gradually building the tinik). A starting point is set by all the players, giving enough
runway for the players to achieve a higher jump, so as not to hit the tinik. Players of the other team start jumping over the
tinik, followed by the other team members. If a player hit either hands or feet of the base players "tinik", he or she will be
punished by giving him or her consequences.

Luksong-Baka (lit. jump over the cow) is a popular variation of Luksong-tinik. One player crouches while the other players
jump over them. The crouching player gradually stands up as the game progresses, making it harder for the other players to
jump over them. A person becomes the it when they touch the baka as they jump. It will repeat continuously until the players
declare the player or until the players decide to stop the game most of the time once they get tired. It is the Filipino version of
Leapfrog.

Patay patayan, also referred to as Killer Eye, involves at least 4 players. Players cut pieces of paper according to how many
players are playing. There should be one judge, at least one killer, at least one police, and others are the regular players. The
objective of the game is for the police to find and catch the killers by saying "I caught you" and say the name of the killer
before the killer winks at the judge. The killer is able kill people by winking at the person he wants to kill. If he kills a normal
person, the person says "I'm dead!" If he kills the judge without being caught, The judge says "I'm dead, but I'm the judge" and
the game repeats

Pitik bulag- This game involves 2 players. One covers his eyes with a hand while the other flicks a finger (pitik) over the hand
covering the eyes. The person with the covered eyes gives a number with his hand the same time the other does. If their
numbers are the same, then they exchange roles in the game. Another version of this is that the blind (bulag) will try to guess
the finger that the other person used to flick them.

Sambunot is a Philippine game which may be played outdoors by ten or more players, but not to exceed twenty. The goal in
the game is to get the coconut husk out of the circle.

Sawsaw-Suka- (lit. dip it into vinegar): The it has his/her palm open while the other players touch the palm with their index
fingers, singing "sawsaw suka/mahuli taya!" (dip it into the vinegar/the last one (or one who got caught) is it). The it tries to
catch any player's finger at the end of the song. Another version of the song is "Sawsaw suka/Mapaso taya!" (dip into the
vinegar/the one who gets burned (the one who removes their finger) becomes it).

Sikaran is a distinct Filipino Traditional Martial Art that involves hand and foot fighting. As Sikaran is a general term for kicking
which is also used as the name of the kicking aspects of other Filipino Traditional martial arts.

Teks or teks game cards (lit. texted game cards): Filipino children collect these playing cards which contain comic strips and
text placed within speech balloons. The game is played by tossing the cards in the air until they hit the ground. The cards are
flipped upwards through the air using the thumb and the forefinger which creates a snapping sound as the nail of the thumb
hits the surface of the card. The winner or gainer collects the other players' card depending on how the cards are laid out upon
hitting or landing on the ground.[12]
Ten-Twenty- A game involving two pairs, with one utilizing a stretched length of garter. One pair faces each other from a
distance and has the garter stretched around them in such a way that a pair of parallel lengths of garter is between them. The
members of the other pair, then begin doing a jumping "routine" over the garters while singing a song ("ten, twenty, thirty,
and so on until one hundred). Each level begins with the garters at ankle-height and progresses to higher positions, with the
players jumping nimbly on the garters while doing their routines.

Tsato (lit. stick game, better be good at it): Two players, one flat stick (usually 3 feet (0.91 m)) and one short flat piece of wood
(4 inches (100 mm) usually a piece cut from the flat stick). Player A becomes the hitter and Player B as the catcher. It is played
outside on the ground where one digs a small square hole (which is slanted), where they put the small wood so that it sticks
out.

Ubusan lahi (lit. clannicide): One tries to conquer the members of a group (as in claiming the members of another's clan). The
tagged player from the main group automatically becomes an ally of the tagger. The more players, the better. The game will
start with only one it and then try to find and tag other players. Once one player is tagged, they will then help the it to tag the
other players until no other participant is left. Some people also know this as Bansai o Lipunan. The a lot players are 5-10