Indian Games – Gilli Danda
This is the most amazing game Indians have ever created, far better then any kind of Ball game
Requirements: a wood stick of 4- 5 feet (Danda) and a small wood stick with both ends sharpened (Gilli)
Procurement of accessories :
Steps 1: Climb on a tree or demolish a branch (around 3-4 feet) of some tree, remove the leaves – done
Step 2: Take a small wooden stick of thickness 1 cm – 2 cm and length of around 5cm to 7 cm. -done
Ready to rock
Teams: Can be played in number of ways! Minimum requirement of 2 Players.
How to play: Dig a small hole in the ground of width 4 – 5 cm. This hole is the starting point. Players will take turn by shooting Gilli from the starting point.
Case 1 : While shooting if the other players catch the Gilli before landing on the ground then that player will be considered out. and the one who catches will take turn. The idea is to hold your turn for the maximum time so that you can enjoy other players frustration and hard work.
Case 2 : Gilli lands on the ground. The “shooter” will place calculate the “Danda length from the hole in opposite direction and will place the “danda” on the ground. Other players will have to hit that “Danda” with the “gilli” from the point where it landed earlier. (Only one chance allowed)
Case 3. Other players miss the target. Here comes the fun part. To enjoy the suffering of other player you have to be quite experienced here. Shooter will hit gilli softly so that it bounces and quickly has to hit it hard so that it travels maximum distance. This activity goes until shooter miss the “Hit Hard” part. Now the “DISTANCE” Travelled by Gilli has to be covered on one leg by players who missed the opportunity to catch the gilli or to hit the danda. This is where one enjoys the hard work and frustration
Keep coming your inputs if you know any other of playing this game.