Introduction

Tokkudu Billa (Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

:తొక్కుడుబిళ్ళ లేక తంగిడి బిళ్ళ) is a type of Hopscotch

Hopscotch

Hopscotch is a children's game that can be played with several players or alone. Hopscotch is a popular playground game.- Court and rules :- The court :...

 played by girls in rural villages of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

. It is also played as Kunte Bille in Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

. Girls play this recreational sport by hopping on the squares. Currently this popular outdoor game is vanishing due to literacy, urbanization and the influence of Western games.

Objective

Capture maximum number of boxes by hopping, and by using a coin.

How to Play

To win each square, the following phases have to be followed.

• Phase 1:
• 1. Stand outside of the grid and drop the coin on 8
• 2. Starting from 1, hop until 7 to pick up the coin in 8 while in hopping position.
• 3. Cast the coin out of the grid (not too far) and jump on it
• 4. Now throw the coin in the box 7
• 5. Hop starting from 1 unto 6
• 6. Standing in hopping position in 6, pick up the coin placed in 7
• 7. Hop over the box 7, directly from the box 6 into the box 8 and then hop out of the grid
• 8. Repeat the above similar steps from 4 to 7 with the coin throwed in the boxes 6, 3, 2 and 1 respectively
• Phase 2:
• 1. Put the coin in your palm opened
• 2. Hop, starting from 1 to 8
• 3. Cast the coin out of the grid (not too far) and jump on the coin
• 4. Repeat the steps 5, 6 and 7 with the coin on your palm inverted.
• Phase 3
• 5. Ask the opponents for “Kaya”(raw fruit) or “pandu” (ripen fruit)
• 6. If the opponents choose Kaya, sit down with your back facing the grid, and throw the coin in the grid
• 7. If the opponents choose Pandu, stand, facing your back to the grid and do as in 10.
• 8. Hop into the square boardering with the square in which the coin is placed. Pick up the coin and draw a cross in the bordering square, indicating that you have captured a square. You can also rest your feet in it.

• In all the above phases, you can rest your both legs in 4 and 5 and in the boxes that you have captured. Do not step on the square in which the coin is placed, but hop over it. Other players follow the same steps as above, except that they are not allowed to land on your won boxes. The winner is the player who captures maximum number of boxes in the grid.

Chance losing conditions:

• The player has to wait for her turn if a chance is lost.
• The player loses a chance in the game if :
• 1.The coin falls on the lines or in the crossed boxes or out of the grid
• 2.She steps on the square in which the coin is placed
• 3.She lands on the crossed boxes that are won by others