Playing dakon, Gobak Sodor and Engklek
Eight years ago when I was little, in my village there are many traditional toys that are often done by children for example, games dakon, gobak Sodor and engklek. But unfortunately that's rarely permaianan dipermainakan are like children in my village because the children now prefer to play the game today.
Once the most popular games dakon in my village because the game fun, easy and simple. Games dakon meurut kakung I am very famous as a traditional game of Java, this game he is also very identical to the world of women because it is closely related to financial management or management problems. In addition dakon game nor a game that requires muscle so it is considered a game that is too soft. But in this game also requires the appropriate intelligence in order to avoid when taking Kecik wrong.
Kecik brown seeds that are commonly used during a game dakon. Brown seeds are used in this game because a lot of old sapodilla tree that used to house dipekarangan dakon game. Kecik dakok needed in the game there are 98 pieces. Dakon Each side has seven holes were filled with 7 fruit seeds to each hole. So, each player has 49 pieces of ready to run Kecik seeds. While the division hole edge (corner) dakon vacated to accommodate the remaining seeds when the game is run. Dakon numbered holes on the board 16 pieces. Each side of the board there dakon seven holes and two holes at each corner / edge boards. But now rarely toyed dakon sayangnyapermainan kids nowadays because many of the modern game is more popular.
In addition to playing there again dakon other traditional java games which used to frequent popular kids in my village which is gobak Sodor. Sodor gobak very different game with a very delicate game dakon game. Sodor Gobak require power and agility. In my village the game is often done sat full moon, especially when anginya breezy. Story from kakungku, permaianan called Sodor gobak circuitry because this game back and forth through the doors. In the Dutch term meaning gobak Sodor probably the same as the word "Go Back Though the Door" in English.
In addition there is still another game again, his name engklek game. Games in the most frequently played by girls in my village. Games engklek usually dimainakan 2 samapai five people. Bermainanya mode is simple, just jump using one foot in each yan plots have been described previously in the soil. To be able to play every child should be armed with a venom gacuk kereweng or a broken roof tiles. Kreweng placed incorrectly depicted in a plot of land in a way thrown, the existing plot must not be trampled gacuknya / occupied by each player, so players must jump to the next plot. Players who complete one lap prior right to choose a plot to be a "wetland" which means the player concerned criss can step on it with a two-foot squares, while the other player must not step on it during the game plot. This game is very exciting because usually the most frequent mistake made is when we throw a fit but not gacuk dikotaknya or misses the place.
Actually there are still many traditional Java games that I often play together friends in the village. But very rarely sekrang game is played. Even can dibilah was almost extinct. Whereas traditional game of ancient times more to educate, for example in the field of financial district dakon, gobak Sodor that requires intelligence and cooperation between teams in order to earn the victory, and engklek which must be precisely in place.
Maybe this time only a few of us who still know the kinds of traditional games such as gatrik, jump rope, hide and seek, fort, gobak Sodor, dakon, kazoos, and others. Indeed, this game is not known sekarangyang children living in big cities. Beranfaat will be fun and if there is a special workshop for traditional games. Especially in Yogya or Solo that in fact is the city and cultural which has a high historical value, so do not let this traditional game species.
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