hopscotch

thumb|Primary schoolchildren playing hopscotch in Cuba, where the game is known as pon upright|thumb|Moves in a Hungarian hopscotch (the black dot being the stone, cast and retrieved)

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Hopscotch is a children's game where players hop through a numbered court or grid pattern, typically tossing a stone and retrieving it according to specific rules. The game has been played across many cultures for generations and remains a popular playground activity that helps develop balance and coordination.

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Within Vinony's link graph, hopscotch is referenced by 172 other articles, and connects out to tag, parkour and black comedy.

Vinony files it under Children's games, Hopping games and Hopscotch.

Its subject is documented across 66 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: children's game
Country: world
Image: 3 Ghanaian young men play Tumatu.jpg

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Commons category: Hopscotch
OpenStreetMap tag: playground=hopscotch
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections

Contents

Court and rules
The court
Playing the game
Origin
Etymology
Variations
Persian: Laylay (or Khane bazi)
Glasgow: Peevers or Peever
French: Marelle, Escargot
German: Himmel und Hölle
India: Kith-Kith
New York City: Potsy
Brazil: Amarelinha
Spanish-speaking countries
South Asia: Chindro
Catalonia: Xarranca
Ghana: Tumatu
Portugal: Jogo da Macaca
Indonesia: Engklek
Longest design
World record
In popular culture
References
External links

thumb|Primary schoolchildren playing hopscotch in Cuba, where the game is known as pon upright|thumb|Moves in a Hungarian hopscotch (the black dot being the stone, cast and retrieved)

Hopscotch is a playground game in which players toss a small object, sometimes called a piggy or lagger, into numbered triangles or a pattern of rectangles outlined on the ground and then hop or jump through the spaces and retrieve the object. It is a children's game that can be played with several players or alone. Hopscotch is a physical and cognitive workout.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hopscotch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.