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Description

Māori hand game

Resources

None

Instructions

This game is played with the thumbs held in four different positions while the fists are clenched and the hands are close together in front of the body.

Positions
Both thumbs down.
Both thumbs upright.
Right thumb upright and left thumb down.
Left thumb upright and right thumb down.

Rules
The defender always begins the game by calling "E hipitoitoi!" while placing their hands in one of the four positions discussed above.
The challenger replies with "Hipitoitoi" and does a different action to the defender.
This will go on until one player is caught doing the same action as the other player, then the latter scores a point, calling "Hipitoitoi rā!"
The winner of the point then re-starts the set, and they play again.
Each time a player scores a point, they re-start the set by saying the number of points they now have followed by "E hipitoitoi!". For example, "Tahi. E hipitoitoi!", "Rua. E hipitoitoi!"
The game continues until one player scores ten points, which completes the set.

http://health.tki.org.nz/Key-collections/Exploring-te-ao-kori/Learning-experiences/Hand-games/Hipitoitoi2

Tags

• game
• hand
• maori

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