region
Southeast Asia
Bamboo poles snapping to rhythm, silver-foil seremban.
- tinikling poles
- rattan ball
- spinning gasing
- stones
15 games · 11 countries
palette
The visual language.
- #5C8C73
jade
- #D9A23F
ochre
- #7F2A1A
lacquer
- #F1E8D2
palm cream
motifs
Silhouettes.
- tinikling poles
- rattan ball
- spinning gasing
- stones
countries
Where the games are played.
games
In the catalog.
Engklek
10–20 minIndonesian hopscotch. Toss a stone into a chalked square.
Hop & Claimphase 2Gasing
5–20 minHeavy wooden spinning top. Some weigh five kilograms.
Spin & Strikephase 2Galah Panjang
15–30 minCross the grid. Defenders patrol each lane.
Pursuit & Territoryphase 2Patintero
15–30 minCross the lines. Don't get tagged. Filipino schoolyard classic.
Tag & Catchphase 2Tumbang Preso
15–30 minKnock the can. Outrun the prisoner. Filipino street legend.
Stack & Knockphase 2Sungka
10–30 minFilipino mancala — two rows, sixteen pits, shells.
Mancala & Sowphase 2Sepak Takraw
20–45 minVolleyball with feet. Rattan ball. Acrobatic kicks.
Balance & Tossphase 3Da Cau
10–30 minFoot-shuttlecock in a Hanoi park at sunset.
Balance & Tossphase 3Bau Cua Ca Cop
10–30 minLunar New Year dice game with painted animals.
Guess & Revealphase 3Batu Seremban
10–25 minFive small fabric pillows. Toss-and-catch sequences.
Balance & Tossphase 2Tinikling
10–30 minBamboo poles snapping in rhythm. Step in, step out.
Rhythm & Clapphase 3Bashi
10–20 minKhmer rural tag with circle mechanics.
Tag & Catchphase 3Krak Boh
15–30 minCambodian mancala variant. Pebbles in carved pits.
Mancala & Sowphase 3O An Quan
15–30 minVietnamese mancala — mandarin pit captures the day.
Mancala & Sowphase 3Layangan
15–60 minIndonesian kite-fighting on Java's grassy fields.
String & Aerialphase 3