The traditional game in Indonesia

The game was an activity that was carried out by someone to receive the heart happiness from this person, but do you know if game the first time being in the world in the year how many? The game has been since long ago even since I was not yet born. Traditional games currently begin to be eroded by his existence little by little especially in cities and possibly for this current children many that did not know the traditional game to be available in fact this game was the inheritance from the ancestors of the Indonesian people. Increasingly unpopular him this traditional game was caused has many more attractive and pleasant emergences of games the heart of this current children this game was pure the product from outside Indonesia. For example was flooded by him Indonesia with PlayStation (PS) that was the product from Japan where now achieved the third version. With the number of games of electronics and pleasant non electronics and entertained available in market of Indonesia, then little by little the existence from the traditional game increasingly was eliminated.
The traditional Indonesian game had many of his kinds, in fact was not counted how many. This was some examples of the traditional game in Indonesia:

1. Egrang
Egrang were the traditional Indonesian game that was not yet known definitely from where from him, but could be encountered in various areas by the name of different like: some West Sumatra territories by the name of Tengkak-tengkak from Tengkak words (crippled), Ingkau that in the Bengkulu language meant bamboo shoes and in Central Java by the name of Jangkungan that came from the name of leaning birds long. Stilts personally came from the Lampung language that meant clogs amputated that was made from elliptical bamboo. In the Series language in South Kalimantan was mentioned batungkau. Egrang were made from the stick of bamboo in a long manner approximately 2,5 metre. Around 50cm from beneath, was made where standing foot that was level in a wide manner approximately 20cm. The method of playing him was in a racing manner proceeding used these stilts from one-sided the field to the other side. The fastest person and did not fall he his winner.

2. Gobak sodor
Galah asin or in the other area was mentioned Galasin or Gobak Sodor was a kind of game of the area from Indonesia. This game was a game of the group that consisted of two groups, where respectively the team consisted of 3 - 5 people. The core of his game was blocked the opponent in order to be able to not slip away beyond the line to the last line in a manner walked up and down, and to gain the victory of all of the group's member must completely carried out the process of walking up and down in the area of the field that was determined. This game is usually played in the field of badminton with the available reference of lines or could also by using the field of the quadrangle with the measurement 9 x 4 m. that was shared to 6 parts. The borderline from each part usually was signalled with the lime. The group's member who received the turn to maintain this field was divided two, that is the group's member who was on duty at the horizontal borderline and the vertical borderline. For the group's member who got the task of being on duty at the horizontal borderline, then they will try to obstruct their opponent who also tried to pass the borderline that has been determined as the free borderline. For the group's member who got the task of being on duty at the vertical borderline (generally only one person), then this person had access for the vertical borderline whole that was located in the middle of the field. This game was very fascinating at the same time really was difficult because anyone must always be on the alert and run as quickly as possible if being needed to gain the victory.

3. Congklak
The game congklak was the game that was played by two people that usually the woman. The implement that was used was made from wood or plastic have the shape of was similar to the boat in a long manner around 75 cm and wide 15 cm. To his two tips was gotten the hole that was acknowledged as the mother. Delivered by both of them was gotten the hole that was smaller than his mother with diametre approximately 5 cm. Each numbering row 7 holes. To each small hole was filled up with the shellfish or the seeds totalling 7. His playing method of being by taking the available seeds in the hole of our property of the side part afterwards filled up this seeds one by one to the hole that was passed through including the parent hole of our property (the left-hand parent hole) except the parent hole belonging to the opponent, if the last seed fell in the hole that was gotten the other seeds then stone this was taken again to be continued filled up further holes. Like that henceforth until the last seed fell to hole that was empty. If this last seed fell for the empty hole then the turn of the opposing player who carried out the game. This game ended if the seeds that was gotten in the small hole was finished was gathered. His winner was the child who often gathered the seeds to the parent hole of his property. This game was means of arranging the strategy and precision.

4. Gatrik
Gatrik or Tak Kadal had in his period become the game that was popular in Indonesia. Was the game of the group, consisted of two groups. This game used the implement from two bamboo discounts that one resembled the measuring stick thought thought 30 cm and other measuring smaller. It was first that the small bamboo discount was placed around two previous stones was stricken by the bamboo stick, was continued by striking this small bamboo as far as possible, the hammer will continue struck till several times until his blow time not escaped was wrong from this small bamboo. After failing then the following person from this group will continue. Until the turn of the last person. After being finished then the opposing group will give the gift took the form of the sling with the standard of the distance from small bamboo that was last as far as the beginning stone of the game was begun earlier. Increasingly far, then increasingly was glad being carried and the opposing group will be increasingly tired carried.

5. Gasing (gyroscope)
The game of the gyroscope was almost received all over the territory in Indonesia. This game is usually played by the male child was 7-17 years old, could be carried out by the individual and in teams. The gyroscope is usually made from wood that was formed in such a way with the sharp part underneath. This game was competitive, pitted the skill and skills in turning the gyroscope.

6. Panjat pinang
A high betel nuts tree and his stick was smeared by the lubricant was prepared by the race committee. On the top of this tree, was prepared various interesting gifts. The participants raced to get these gifts by means of climbing the tree trunk. Because this tree trunk was slippery (because of being given the lubricant), climber the tree trunk often fell. The mind and the co-operation of the participants to climbing this tree trunk that usually is successful overcame slippery him the tree trunk, and to the interesting attraction for the spectators.