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| Taguan. It's More Fun in Albay, Philippines (Photo by Astor Oro Rejuso) |
Taguan. the Filipino equivalent of the popular game Hide-and-Seek. It involves a group of players hiding from an “it”.
One player is randomly chosen as the it, usually through rounds of pompyang
(players simultaneously flip their hands, deciding to have them palm up
or palm down all at once and the odd ones out are chosen as the it) or jack-en-poy
(rock-paper-scissors). The it remains at a base determined by all the
players. The other players then hide, and when securely hidden, they
call out "It!". The it goes to search for them. Those who are hiding
may repeat the call at their own discretion.
The game ends when all of the players are found. The player who
is first found will be the new it (the searcher) in the next round.
A variation of the game allows the hiding players to move. The
object of the game is for the hiding players to reach the home-base
without being detected or being caught by the it. Another variant
involves “capturing” hiders and the it has to defend the home base from
the other hiders. If a hider reaches the home base without being
caught, he can free the captured players.(WikiPilipinas)
Playing taguan, oh it's definitely more FUN in Albay, Philippines....
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