3 Indoor games in South India

3 Indoor games in South India

1. Five stone game

Five stones game it is Tamilan traditional game the Tamil term for this game is "THATTANGAL".It is an indoor game it can be played by two or more people.First round for this game, the player can drop five stone in the ground take one stone without disturb to another this stone being thrown in the air while pick one stone and catch the thrown stone at the same time, if the player fail to catch the stone it passes to the next player. It has several rounds.Goal for this game is to complete the rounds without fail till the end of the game.

The game "AMMANAI" also referred from "THATTANGAL".

Benefits: Improves concentration skill,hand eye contact and good exercise for hands.

2. Pallankuli

Pallankuli, is a traditional game played in Tamil Nadu and Kerala,Later it can be spread into various places.The game is played by two members in a wooden or silver board it has fourteen pits in all,one among them seven pits on each players side.The pits contains seeds,cowry shells or small stones for counting purpose.The starting player lifts the counter from any of his pits and going counter clockwise distribute one counter in a pit, if the player reaches end of his pit, then goes to the opponent side if the player drops his last count then take next pit count and continues the step, if the last count falls into the pit with an empty pit and the counter in the pit beyond the empty pit can taken by the player and stored into his store. The player continues from the next pit and the last count is fall into two empty pit his turn is over it will goes to opponent team the opponent player also play in the same way.

Benefits: Enhance coordination,calculation and observing mind.

3. Dayakattai

Dayakattai is Tamil dice(contains two dice) game played by 2 or four peoples.First one player rolled the dice into the ground (if 0 on one and 1 on another) the player can move the pieces one step from his place and rolls again move the pieces the number indicated by the dice and the turn move to next player continues these steps. Pieces can cut another pieces if it is in the same spot.The goal of the game is to move all four pieces to the center of the board , who moves this four pieces first will be winner of the game.

Benefits: Improve concentration and calculating skills.