kids games: Playing marbles ( Nekeran )

Playing marbles (Nekeran), is the most well-known children's games and has spread throughout the world. The term originated from the Dutch neker knikkers meaningful marbles. In the British Museum saved many ancient marbles from around the world. There marbles from ancient Egypt and Rome. It was also found in Aztec Pyramids. Ancient marbles made of clay and stone, especially marble. New in 1890, the first briquette factory was built in Germany, following in the United States. In 1922 the tournament was first held marbles in Wildwood, New Jersey. In Yogyakarta there are also three giant marbles made of marble stone diameter is about 15 cm to 30 cm are kept near the Tomb Kotagede. Stone called Watu Gatheng was supposedly a boy toy Raden Rangga Panembahan Senopati ruling Islamic Mataram kingdom around the 16th century.

Currently the most popular types of marbles made of glass balls. The size of marbles around 1.2 cm to 6 cm. Most transparently with a variety of shades in it, called marbles starfruit, because the marbles as decoration in the form of star fruit. White marble called milk (Gowok).

The game is very simple. At least two children. Usually played by boys, although there is also no rule that girls come to play. At first all the players stand in line with a ground line as a barrier, the barrier is considered past fall and the game started again.

All players throw gundunya into the holes made previously, the term headed. Holes for the "toward" made its way to the land of marbles buried a bit dense to form a semi-circular basin, called "cliwikan". The order of players based on proximity to the target hole. The closest entitled to play first. He must enter into the hole gundunya target. When you can get into the hole he is entitled to undertake targeted opponent. If gundunya can not go into the hole then replaced by the next player.

Marbles opponents got sight crosshairs directly belong. He has the right target to be dead. Considered dead when the marbles into a hole sights or target sights marbles and marbles that have been the target of less than sekilan (distance between the tip of the thumb to the little finger hand). When you can turn around but the distance between the target marbles marbles players with too close a possible opponent or knocking marbles marbles target shoot was troubled because too much can just say in, he gave not want to take a turn around and gundunya moved into place toward the hole. Misses the target is also considered dead.

Each child has a different shooting techniques, they have a style he likes best. Marbles  clamped with the index finger and the thumb disentil, njenthot term. . Clamped between the middle finger and thumb, keep disentil with the middle finger, the term "nylenthik". Using two hands. Index finger and thumb pinch marbles left hand middle finger and disentil with the right hand, the term "nyladang".

For players who defeated and exhausted gundunya straight out of the game. There is also a debt to the winning players. The game ends when it is bored or has no one got marbles since hired by the winner, ngeruk term, because it has managed to take all marbles player. For a whiz at playing marbles, can make money as a result of the victory can be sold to a friend, of course, the price are negotiable, depending on the good and the bad condition of marbles.
This is a small time in Yogyakarta permainnya quite an impression because I was not quite adept at targeting so that children are adept at playing better stop playing just because of the possibility of winning are very slim, so better find an equivalent only challenge.

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Dakon: INDONESIAN TRADITIONAL GAMES PAST

Dakon game known as Javanese traditional game though the game is also known in other areas. In the past it was very common game played by children and even young women. No one knows why the game is synonymous with the world of women. According to some opinions because the game is identical or closely related to the management or financial management. In the past (even now) realize it or not women play a critical role in managing household finances. Dakon considered to be a training tool for the management or financial management. For men found this kind of game might be too feminine, less challenging, does not require muscular exertion more. So, perhaps considered too soft.

At the present time dakon game is arguably no more. Daughters are now more interested in playing Barbie dolls, look at soap operas, or playing play station. Games dakon probably considered old-fashioned, outmoded, or even considered hicks.

Generally dakon games in ancient times performed in the gazebo, porch, or under a shady tree with the first mat. To start a game involving these two, they will raffle or "ping sut" to determine who is the first.

Dakon numbered holes on the board 16 pieces. Each side of the board dakon there are 7 holes and 2 holes in each corner / end of the plank. To play it is usually necessary seeds for stuffing holes. Generally, seeds are used for this game is sapodilla fruit seeds.

Why use a sapodilla fruit seeds? The answer is because the brown plant generally found in almost every yard (front) Javanese houses in the past, especially the houses are quite capable. The more the "nobles" who has pendapa. Except that grain brown seeds are not too small to picked. Smooth surface so it is quite easy to grasp once launched from quite easy also to grasp the palm of the hand. In addition, sapodilla fruit seeds called "kecik" that visually it looks more exotic (perhaps).

For a game that is also called congklak dakon it required 98 sapodilla fruit seeds. Dakon each side that has 7 holes were filled with 7 fruit seeds for each hole. Thus, each player has 49 pieces kecik seeds are ready to run. While the hole at the end (corner) dakon vacated to accommodate the remaining seeds when the game is run.

Here we present an image dakon games from the past. Pay attention to detail second appearance dakon people who play it. His clothes are clothes ancient Javanese style. And also models hairstyle. No one has a stylized painted (polish), perm, curl, and so on. Picture or photo you should be able to inspire memories of the past (especially the older generation) who have contact with dakon game. You must remember that the game is actually a tiny flake of blocks of culture and national character. From it we can actually reap the many benefits that sometimes we do not realize it. With a game that we have been trained for skilled, careful, fair, honest, fair, tolerant, and are familiar with other people (friends).

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