What Childhood game can you think of right now?
By Alexander Uy
@xela_r24a (119)
Quezon City, Philippines
August 17, 2016 2:48am CST
All of us have been in this stage in our lives where we are playing games could it be group or solo. Nowadays, with the advancement of technology, our children tends to spend time playing video games, cellphones or tablets and dont play anymore outside like we used to. Now lets go back and lets see if you can still remember atleast one game you are playing during your childhood. Mine is Yu Gi Oh cards, what's yours?
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
18 Aug 16
@xela_r24a Yea h , it's so much fun with those games in our childhood .
@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 16
Yeah, Luksong Tinik, highest jumpers are always being argued to be which team, as they never seem to lose haha I miss this game :)
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@moonchild117 (1987)
• Philippines
17 Aug 16
A lot of board games like Snakes and Ladders, Game of the Generals, and Master Mind. Other games like jackstone and chinese garter (both of which I am so NOT good at), and patintero. For card games, we had Super Trump and UNO.
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@moonchild117 (1987)
• Philippines
17 Aug 16
@xela_r24a We played a lot of those games during our childhood because we couldn't afford a computer or gaming console back then. And yeah, UNO is a really fun game when played with friends. It can get noisy and rowdy.
@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 16
@moonchild117 absolutely right, Chess happens to be my favorite also, but UNO will be on the top of my list I guess haha
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@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 16
Wow thats a lot @moonchild117, Game of Generals is one of my favorite, UNO is a very intense card game hahaha well that's for me haha
@carexing25 (1822)
• Philippines
17 Aug 16
chinese garter and the "tumbang preso"
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@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 16
I used to play "tumbang preso" while chinese garter, I remember I know how to play this one haha
@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
17 Aug 16
Our game was kind of too antic, the play the broken pots or we have the kids game we call 'shatong'.
@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
20 Aug 16
@thelme55 haha we used to build our own house out of those big leaves and scrap woods, and later on it will become somewhat a challenge for everyone to build a better house compared to others :)
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@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 16
Bahay bahay is really a game that we use our imagination, one group acting as one family or maybe other ways too. This is where you sometimes use leaves as your food, right?
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@williamjisir66 (594)
• Hangzhou, China
20 Aug 16
During those days when the Internet was not available in most places, especially when we were young, our favorite games were playing cards, Chinese chess, flick glass ballsor chess on the floor, and a lot of other games like chasing each other on the street when there were few vechicles and playing hide and seek and house jumping and so on. Thinking of the days during our childhood, it was a lot of fun with so many outside and inside activities. Nowadays, people play more video games with their mobiles, computers, and tablets, which is another kind of killing time for fun. I miss my childhood when I played with my playmates.
@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
20 Aug 16
Yes, those days are so memorable and sometimes when you try to remember it, those things or games you've played, some of it you will think that you would have played it haha That is the sad truth here, Kids became less healthy and most importantly our culture when it comes to games are slowly fading :(
@waflay (2737)
• Nairobi, Kenya
17 Aug 16
I remember one that we called in my mother-tongue 'mbiririki' meaning something that revolves.By this we could take dry barks covering the maize stalk,make it to a cross-like shape ,then making a hole in the middle,then putting a small stick.If you hold it firmly and run,it would definitely revolve.
@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 16
This one is new to me :) @waflay this is a game here in the Philippines?
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@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 16
Great Board game, will really test your investment skills and patience
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
17 Aug 16
I remember those cards but never engage of play on them, mine was mostly playstation and desktop games.
@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 16
You never tried to play outdoor games like the ones we are mentioning above?
@fcmondez (413)
• Quezon, Philippines
18 Aug 16
I liked to play piko, 10-20, and paper dolls when I was a child. We have daily afternoon sessions with our neighbors' kids when iy is summer vacation.
@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
18 Aug 16
@fcmondez piko is one of those games I am very dominant, haha I am not bragging, just saying :)
@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
18 Aug 16
How is Hop scotch being played?
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@ValueAdder (409)
• Philippines
17 Aug 16
During our wonderful kids days, I used to play with other kids with our native games like "patintero," marbles, "syatong," hide and seek, rubber bands, wrestling, and other games that can be played outdoors. During our days, we were strong and energetic as we exercise daily with games and other household chores. When I look at the kids today, most of them are so weak, easily get sick or tired due to just mainly computer games on their phone or any of these latest technology. We become dependent upon these things that those more important and needful things are neglected.
@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 16
@ValueAdder You're absolutely right, kids nowadays are not exposed to their surroundings and they want neither to be. Just so far compared with what we had back in those days. Much Healthier and Much Cheapper.
@ayahmdee13 (199)
• Pasig, Philippines
17 Aug 16
I miss playing jackstone and chinese jackstone. This is fun to play with friends and the other one is "Sungka" ( Philippine mancala game ).
@xela_r24a (119)
• Quezon City, Philippines
17 Aug 16
I also once play Jackstone haha it is fun. Sungka is definitely one of our cultures pride when it comes to folk games.