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PATINTERO
PATINTERO
GROUP 1
BSEd 2A
Patintero is one of the most popular Filipino games. The game
is sometimes called Harang Taga or Tubigan (because water is
used to mark the grid lines on soft earth). Patinterois played
by two teams with equal members in each team.
SKILLS DEVELOPED BY THE GAME
The game will measure
the speed, agility, and
witty attention of
players, and their
ability to play, not as
separate individuals
but as a united team.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
The game is usually
composed of 5 runners
against 5 taggers, but
there could be less or more
than 5 runners as long as
there would also is the
same number of taggers
against the number of
runners.
GOALS OF THE GAME
All the runners should be able to pass through
the grid lines – all from the first till the end
– and back again at the starting area, so that
they’re not being tagged. The taggers will also
do the job of guarding, one tagger in each grid
line, and will stop the runners from passing
through the line by catching or tagging them
using the pat or the hand, reaching the front
part of the runner’s body, NOT THE BACK PART.
THE PLAYCOURT
Extensive space is needed in this
game. A square of length 6 linear
meters, and 4 horizontal meters
must be marked to an even split
in three dimensions.
EQUIPMENTS USED IN THE GAME
Aside from yourself and the
playground area, there are no
other materials used during the
game. But in official Patintero
games, the players use different
colored chalks placed on the palm
of the taggers to leave marks on
the bodies of the tagged runners
and serve as a basis that the
tagging was valid.
RULES OF THE OFFICIAL GAME
In an official game of patintero,
each tagger uses colored chalk on
their palms so as to be clear and
prove that the tagging is valid
due to the marks that will be
left ONLY ON THE FRONTPART OF THE
RUNNERS’ BODIES.
TIME
There will only be two (2)
minutes for each team
accumulates their points
during the game.
OFFICIAL GAME ESSENTIALS