Shatong - A Filipino Kids Past Time: One Of The Traditional Games
Shatong/Shato/Syato/Shatung (whatever) - A Stick Game
Stick game, better be good at it - Two players, one flat stick (usually 3') and one short flat piece of wood (4" usually a piece cut from the flat stick).
Player A hitter and Player B as the catcher. Played outside on the ground where you dig a small square hole (slanted) where you put the small wood so it sticks out.
Player A hits the wood with the stick so it catches air enough to be hit by the stick.
The further the wood gets hit the more points you get (usually counted by the number of stick length
Player B on the other hand has to anticipate and catch the small piece of wood to nullify the points and become his turn OR looks forward to Player A to miss hitting the wood.
I used to play this game when I was a kid and I usually won but ...once I lose, I am prepared for a vocal exercise..shaaaatong!!!!
Note: Number of players: 2 teams with at least two players but you can play it as singles as well.
We were lucky as kids cause we got to play all kinds of game which kids of these days no longer do (I don't think they even know how to play those kinds of game.) Our favorites were dakpanay (habulan), taguanay (taguan), patintero, piko, holenay (marbles), tumbang preso, takyan, palupad tabanog (kites), and playing shatong or syatong...
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I remember this game
how was it Ate?
I used to play this game. LOL
So you do exercise your vocal chords if u lose?..lol
I'm not good at this game haha
aw! :(
Sa amoa, we call it "Shatom" HAHAHA :D I remembered we played this game in highschool during our PE class because our topic was about "Laro ng Lahi" and, an accident happened when we were playing.. The smaller stick got stucked in my classmate's head because he was in front when my classmate was about to hit the stick. Grabe jud to ayy.. I can never forget that jud.. Grabe jud dugo ato iyang ulo kay napilit jud ang stick lagi.. :/
Hala! Unsa man na uy! It was supposed to be an enjoyable game...oh!
Kaya nga ehh.. Nastop gud tawon mi ug dula ato sa among PE ay kay nadisgrasya na man akong classmate. Pero, lingaw man gihapun daw siya bisag natahi-an iyang ulo. HAHA :D
Kaluoy pod! :(