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Nine Holes
Nine Holes
Aim of the game: To make three-in-a-row – but diagonal rows are not allowed!
Materials needed:
• Chalk for making the grid, as shown in the photo
• 3 objects for each player, e.g. stones for one player and cones
for the other
Instructions
1. Take turns to place an object on the grid at any of the points
where two lines meet or intersect. Take care not to let your
opponent get three in a row.
2. The play then continues by players taking turns to move an
object into an empty point until one person manages to get
three-in-a-row.
Hyena Chase
Hyena Chase
Objective
This game is believed to have originated from
Morocco.
Aim of the game: For players to get their mother
from the village to the well and back without
being eaten by the hyena
Materials:
• Chalk for drawing the game board – there
are 30 circles between the Village and the
Well
• A die
• One pebble or object for each player
Instructions
1. Draw the game board on the ground as shown in the photo. The number of smaller circles between the
well and the village do not matter. These represent the days it takes to reach the well.
2. Each person must roll a six to leave the village. When they roll the six, they put their counter on the
small circle just outside the village.
3. The players move along the small circles in accordance with the number thrown on the die. But to get
to the well, the person must roll the exact number.
4. At the well, the person washes their clothes until they roll a six. Then they may move to the small circle
just outside the well.
5. The first player back to the village is transformed into the HYENA!
6. The hyena may only leave the village once a six has been rolled. But then the hyena can move twice as
fast as other players. If the hyena rolls a four, then the hyena moves eight circles.
7. Again, the hyena can only enter the well with an exact roll of the die and leave once a six is thrown.
8. Any player passed by the hyena going back to the village is eaten.
Notes
• Players can share the same circle or space on the board.
• Does the number of small circles drawn between the village and the well affect the success of the
hyena?
• What is the impact on the mothers if the hyena can move three times the roll on the die? At
what point will all the players get eaten?
• The traditional game leaves the circles blank, but you may want to add in numbers to help with
children learning about number order.
Hyena Chase
Hyena Chase
Aim: To make as many boxes as possible within a 4x4 grid
Materials:
• Lots of chalk for each player
• 25 pebbles to mark out the grid
Instructions
1. Make a 4x4 grid using the pebbles as illustrated below.
2. Take turns to draw a line to connect two adjacent pebbles either vertically or horizontally. When a
player makes the fourth line to make a closed box, then mark this with the player’s initial letter. The same
player an extra turn.
3. If a player keeps making boxes, then he or she keeps getting an extra move and until no more boxes can
be made.
4. The winner is the player with the most boxes.
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