Group GamesOonch Neech
Oonch Neech means high and low. Runners are safe only on the kind of ground the chaser did not choose.
- Players
- 4 or more
- Time
- 15 minutes
- You need
- A place with steps, kerbs or low platforms
- Ages
- 5 and above
- Type
- Traditional Indian games
How to play
- Choose a den. The others ask together, "Oonch neech ka papda, oonch maangi ya neech?" (high or low?)
- The den answers "oonch" (high) or "neech" (low). That ground belongs to the den.
- If the den takes "neech", runners are safe on any raised place, such as a step or a kerb, and must cross the low ground to tease the den.
- The den tags anyone standing on the den's kind of ground.
- A tagged player becomes the next den.
Tips and variations
- Use only low, firm raised places. No walls, railings or anything a child could fall from.
More traditional Indian games
- Pitthu (Seven Stones) 20 to 30 minutes
- Stapu (Hopscotch) 15 minutes
- Langdi 15 to 20 minutes
- Vish Amrit (Freeze Tag) 15 minutes
- Chain Tag 10 minutes
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