Traditional games of Cuba

Cuba has several traditional games.[1]

Traditional games

Bolas

Bolas involves participants shooting marbles to make them get as close to each other as possible.[2]

Cuban dominoes

Cuban dominoes is a game played by two teams of two players in which the goal is to reach a certain score using their dominoes as fast as possible.[3]

El quemado

The game is similar to dodgeball.[2][4]

Fútbol de tres

This game is a type of street football played by two teams of three players.[5]

Bat-and-ball games

Cuatro esquinas

Baseball5, inspired by cuatro esquinas, being played in Havana.

Cuatro esquinas (transl. four corners) is a variation of baseball in which the only equipment used is a rubber ball. Players hit the ball using their hands and then attempt to run around the four corners of a square to score, with gameplay being similar to baseball.[6] Baseball5 is an internationally played sport invented by the World Baseball Softball Confederation which is partially based on this game.[7][8]

Juego del taco

See also: Bete-ombro

El juego del taco (transl. game involving a bat) is a game with similarities to baseball and street cricket.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Juegos o juguetes que marcaron la infancia de los cubanos". Cubalite (in Spanish). 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  2. ^ a b RedaccionCuba (2021-07-29). "10 juegos tradicionales de la infancia en Cuba que todo cubano conoce". Revista DimeCuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  3. ^ "Cuban Dominoes – Rules, How to Play, Scoring & Strategy". www.coololdgames.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  4. ^ "El "quemado", el juego infantil que se ha vuelto un deporte de alta competencia". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  5. ^ "Del cuatro-esquinas al fútbol de tres". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  6. ^ a b "Playing on the streets of Cuba » LaHabana.com". LaHabana.com. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  7. ^ "World Baseball Softball Confederation". www.wbsc.org. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
  8. ^ Márquez, Henry Morales (2021-02-26). "Briandy Molina, del cuatro esquinas callejero al Baseball 5". Play-Off Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-26.