Abumbutan
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Age: 5 years +
Equipment: Sand/Gravel or Beach
Stick 8 – 12 inches long
Instructions:
1. Bury
the stick in sand pile, leaving 4 – 5 ins. showing
2. Players sit in a circle around the stick
3. Taking turns, each player
removes a scoop of sand with one hand
4. When the stick falls the player who made it do so
a. Runs away until they are caught
by the other players
or
b. Runs away to a safe base
or
c. Receives a penalty point or performs a forfeit
Reference:
Barbarash
Lorraine, Multicultural Games ISBN 0-88011-565-3
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