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Stapu (Hopscotch)

Stapu is the hopping game drawn on courtyards and footpaths. In different places it is called Kith-Kith, Ekhat-Dukhat, Nondi or Tokkudu Billa. Players throw a stone into numbered boxes and hop through the grid.

Players
2 or more
Time
15 minutes
You need
Chalk, a flat stone
Ages
5 and above
Type
Traditional Indian games

How to play

  1. Draw a grid of eight boxes with chalk: single boxes for hopping on one foot and double boxes for landing on two.
  2. The first player throws a flat stone into box 1. It must land inside the box, not on a line.
  3. The player hops through the grid, skipping the box with the stone, turns at the end and hops back.
  4. On the way back, the player picks up the stone while balancing on one foot, and hops out.
  5. Next, the player throws the stone into box 2, and so on.
  6. Stepping on a line, losing balance or missing the box ends the turn. The first player to finish all boxes wins.

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