![]() ![]() In India it is called Stapu, Nondi (Tamil) or Kith-Kith, in Spain and some Latin American countries, it's rayuela, although it may also be known as golosa or charranca. There are many other forms of hopscotch played across the globe. EtymologyĪccording to the Oxford English Dictionary, the etymology of hopscotch is a formation from the words "hop" and "scotch", the latter in the sense of "an incised line or scratch" The journal of the British Archaeological Association, Volume 26 (dated March 9, 1870) states, "The sport of Hop-Scotch or Scotch-Hoppers is called in Yorkshire 'Hop-Score,' and in Suffolk 'Scotch Hobbies or Hobby,' from the boy who gets on the player's back whilst hopping or 'hicking,' as it is there termed and in North Britain it is known as 'Peevers, Peeverels, and Pabats.'" VariationsĪ variation in the entrance of CEFET-MG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Since the game was known and popular in the seventeenth century, it is logical to suppose it may have existed at least a few decades (or perhaps even many centuries) before its earliest literary reference but no conclusive evidence has yet been presented to support this theory. The entry states, "The time when schoolboys should play at Scotch-hoppers." The 1707 edition of Poor Robin’s Almanack includes the following phrase… "Lawyers and Physicians have little to do this month, so they may (if they will) play at Scotch-hoppers." In 1828, Webster's An American Dictionary of the English language also referred to the game as 'Scotch-hopper'.'a play in which boys hop over scotches and lines in the ground.' In Poor Robin’s Almanack for 1677, the game is referred to as "Scotch-hoppers". They play with a piece of tile or a little flat piece of lead, upon a boarded floor, or any area divided into oblong figures like boards'. A manuscript Book of Games compiled between 16 by Francis Willughby refers to 'Scotch Hopper‥. It is attested that an ancient form of hopscotch was played by Roman children, but the first recorded references to the game in the English-speaking world date back to the late 17th century, usually under the name "scotch-hop" or "scotch-hopper(s)". The player stops in the square before the marker and reaches down to retrieve the marker and continue the course as stated, without touching a line or stepping into a square with another player's marker.Ī hopscotch game with a traditional magpie rhyme in Morecambe, England After hopping into "Safe", "Home", or "Rest", the player must then turn around and return through the course (square 9, then squares 8 and 7, next square 6, and so forth) on one or two legs depending on the square until reaching the square with the marker. Optional squares marked "Safe", "Home", or "Rest" are neutral squares, and may be hopped through in any manner without penalty. Side-by-side squares are straddled, with the left foot landing in the left square, and the right foot landing in the right square. For the first single square, either foot may be used. Single squares must be hopped on one foot. The player then hops through the course, skipping the square with the marker in it. The marker must land completely within the square without touching the line. ![]() It is typically a small flat stone, coin, bean bag, or small chain with a charm. This object should land in the square without bouncing, sliding, or rolling out. The first player tosses the marker also called a "lucky" unto the court. The squares are then numbered in the sequence in which they are to be hopped. The home base may be a square, a rectangle, or a semicircle. Traditionally the court ends with a "safe" or "home" base in which the player may turn before completing the reverse trip. Designs vary, but the court is usually composed of a series of linear squares interspersed with blocks of two lateral squares. Courts may be permanently marked where playgrounds are commonly paved, as in elementary schools. ![]() Depending on the available surface, the court is either scratched out in the dirt or drawn with chalk on pavement. To play hopscotch, a court is first laid out on the ground. ![]()
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