Talk:Traditional games in the Philippines

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General reorganization

I want to reorganize this article. I would like to group several games into categories. For example, several games can be classified under "Tag Variations" and others such as Patintero and Piko can be labeled "Games that require Diagrams." I have tried editing the entire article, but probably because of the sheer volume of the content, whenever I try to preview my edits, I get a "No response from server" error. Is there a better and more efficient way of doing this? Thanks. Json.v.cruz (talk) 05:27, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Rizal's games

Noli Me Tangere mentions several games played by Maria Clara and Ibarra as kids: (1) siklot, using shells called sigay; (2) sintak, using small round pebbles; and (3) sungka, which they end up fighting over shells. Not a single one of the three are mentioned in this article, which I came for reference. Can someone write about these games? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.106.139.92 (talk) 17:16, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Actual talk

It does provide little information, but the article will be expanded consequently by me or by other contributors. It is also a requested article in the Philippines Portal so I believe it needs to be expanded. katZ 03 07:20, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem, though it really does need context. At the very least, an introductary sentence explaining what the list is, and what criteria are used. I'll give it time, however. Resolute 16:57, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

I added details on each game, is this enough for it not to be deleted? Kathzzzz^{kiSs me!} 03:13, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

TANG'-GA game

This street game of skill, strategy, and gambling was described in the journal of American Anthropologist under the article "Tang'-ga, A Philippine Pa-ma'-to game" by Albert Ernest Jenks and published in 1906. The game is said to be played throughout Luzon. I read the article and it's a very interesting game, and perhaps unique as I'm not aware of its resemblance with any other game. The closest thing I can think of are marbles or the various bocce, petanque, or lawn bowls games of Europe, but even then they are a far cry. Even the author Mr. Jenks makes no comparison with any other game. I don't know if this game is popular anymore in the Philippines or if it's even played anymore. There appears to be only this one source for the game. Has anyone heard of it apart from this article, and is it played anymore anywhere in the Philippines?Aamma58 (talk) 11:08, 2 February 2019 (UTC)Aamma58

It also somewhat resembles Tumbang preso and Duck on a rock in that a pamato is thrown to knock off an object, but there is no gambling element in Tumbang preso or Duck on a rock and the goal in Tang'-ga is to capture coins by placing one's pamatos nearest the coins whereas Tumbang preso and Duck on a rock are tag-related games.Aamma58 (talk) 20:45, 2 February 2019 (UTC)Aamma58

@Aamma58:: I don't understand what you are describing. Could it be similar to es:chito, also know as "tuta, tángana, tango, tanga, tanguilla or caliche" or more specifically es:tanga (deporte)? --Error (talk) 23:03, 15 April 2024 (UTC)