Learn a little. Play for real.
Traditional games build strategy, memory and movement.
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- Outdoor
Kho-Kho
Run, dodge and work as a team.
- Agility
- Teamwork
- Quick thinking
How to play
OutdoorKabaddi
Tag, retreat and plan your move.
- Strength
- Strategy
- Breath control
How to play
IndoorPallankuzhi
Count shells and plan ahead.
- Maths
- Focus
- Planning
How to play
- LOutdoor
Lagori
Knock the stones down, then build them back.
- Aim
- Speed
- Teamwork
How to play
- GOutdoor
Gilli-Danda
Flick, strike and judge the distance.
- Hand-eye coordination
- Estimation
- Timing
How to play
- HOutdoor
Hopscotch (Stapoo)
Hop the numbers without touching a line.
- Balance
- Counting
- Rhythm
How to play
- KOutdoor
Kancha (Marbles)
Aim, flick, and win your friend's marble.
- Aim
- Physics sense
- Steady hands
How to play
- LOutdoor
Lattu / Bambaram (Spinning top)
Wind the string, throw, and keep it spinning.
- Coordination
- Timing
- Persistence
How to play
- COutdoor
Chhupan Chhupai (Hide and seek)
Count to twenty, then find everyone.
- Patience
- Planning
- Stillness
How to play
- LOutdoor
Langdi (Hopping tag)
Catch them all — on one leg.
- Balance
- Stamina
- Strategy
How to play
- VOutdoor
Vish-Amrit (Poison and nectar)
Frozen by poison, freed by a friend.
- Speed
- Teamwork
- Awareness
How to play
- AIndoor
Aadu Puli Aattam (Goats and tigers)
Three tigers hunt fifteen goats. The goats can still win.
- Strategy
- Planning ahead
- Patience
How to play
- NIndoor
Nava Kankari (Nine stones)
Make a line of three and take one of theirs.
- Strategy
- Pattern spotting
- Foresight
How to play
- PIndoor
Pachisi (Ludo)
India's gift to the world's living rooms.
- Counting
- Probability sense
- Patience
How to play
- CIndoor
Chaturanga (Chess)
The four limbs of the army — invented in India.
- Strategy
- Foresight
- Concentration
How to play
- MIndoor
Moksha Patam (Snakes and ladders)
A game about consequences, disguised as luck.
- Counting
- Taking turns
- Handling luck
How to play
- KOutdoor
Kokla Chhapaki (Drop the handkerchief)
Sit in a circle and watch your back.
- Alertness
- Speed
- Fair play
How to play
- POutdoor
Patang (Kite flying)
Read the wind, and hold your ground.
- Patience
- Wind sense
- Fine control
How to play