KETINGTING

INTRODUCTION

§Ketingting game, also known as a game 'for stone house',

'Tingting' and 'ciak Tingting' is one of the

Malay cultural heritage which is still popular nowadays

§It’s a children's game that is not only entertainment, but also

beneficial  for mental and physical  to the  players.

§This game was practiced especially by rural communities that

still maintain their ancestral heritage.

KETINGTING HISTORY

§According to the study of History, ketingting  game, started

during the Roman Empire. Wide swath ketingting at the time,

said measuring more than 100 feet. Ketingting introduced among

the Roman soldiers as military training  who honed physical  the

strength and resilience.

§During the training, the soldiers will run while carrying heavy

sacks and reliable method can enhance the agility and resilience

of their feet. By leveraging this training  the soldiers can survive

longer in battle.

§When Rom children see the training, they begin to imitate their

warriors training to create and modify ketingting game.

§The warrior training structure transformed into a kind of

interesting games among children.

§They adjust by reducing the total area of ​​the parcel and

facilitate the game with their own scoring system children.

§Ketingting game is different in many countries in terms of

number and size of the box, how to play and the tools used. But

the two basic features of the universal game is 'squares' and skills

'jump'.

HOW TO PLAY

üPlayers need to remove 'corps' in the box 'HOME' following the

fall  by rotation. Core player closest to the line 'HOME' will start

the game.

üPlayers will be standing at the beginning when you start

playing.

üPlayers must remove the 'corps' in box 1 first.

üThen the players will continue to jump until he returned to the

starting point (jump on one leg for a single number and both legs

for an even number of squares)

üA player must finish the game until 'corps' him thrown in box 7.

üAt the end of the round, now it is now step choose 'home'.

üPlayers will be throwing 'corps' in any of the places where the

fall. In 'corps', will be 'home' players.

ü'Home' can be decorated with a pattern of players according to

player preferences.

GAME RULES

Rules and regulations in the game ketingting facilitate the game

and also discipline the players.

Players who do not comply with the rules will be fined or lose a

turn. For offenses larger, players will be removed from the game.

Here are the general rules ketingting game;

I. 'Corps' players can not be the same because the players can

be tricky to distinguish.

II. During the play, 'corps' may not fall outside the box, on the

lines of any parcel and the parcel 'home' player.

III. Hand and foot players can not step on the line while

jumping or compartment while taking the 'corps' them.

IV. A player is given three chances only when the selection of

the 'home'. During the selection of the 'home' if 'corps' fall on

the line, or 'home' of other players, players are considered

'dead' and will restart the game from scratch.

V. Players can jump in their own ‘home’ but not at the other

players’ ‘home’ and don’t forget stepping on any parcel

except' home 'player.