Khelgames of memory

country · North America

United States

US

Foursquare on hot asphalt, eternal recess.

signature games

What kids here actually played.

Four Square
10–25 min
Asphalt grid. Bounce. Don't get sent down to D.
Hop & Claimphase 2
Capture the Flag
20–60 min
Two flags. Two camps. Sneak across the line.
Pursuit & Territoryphase 2
Double Dutch
10–30 min
Two ropes counter-rotating. Step in to the rhyme.
Rhythm & Clapphase 3

also played in United States

Other games tagged here.

Stickball
30–90 min
Brooklyn stoop ancestor of baseball.
Throw & Hitphase 3
Red Rover
10–20 min
Linked arms. Send a runner to break through.
Pursuit & Territoryphase 3
Pog
10–20 min
Cardboard discs and a slammer. Win the flips.
Throw & Hitphase 3
Hand Game
15–60 min
Indigenous bone-and-stick guess game with drum.
Guess & Revealphase 3
One Foot High Kick
15–30 min
Inuit Olympics — kick a hanging seal-ball with one foot.
Balance & Tossphase 3