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Bum — Bam

Automatic translation. This text has not been verified by a person.
Translation detailsModel: mistral-large-2512.

(Gilcraft, 26/24). A game similar to “bum”—but more complicated: “bum” is said to replace numbers beginning with, ending with, or divisible by 7, while “bam” replaces those for 5. For example, 17 — bum, 15 — bam, 57 — bam - bum, 75 — bum - bam, 35 — bum - bam - bam, and so on.


Source scan: Polona / National Library, marked “Public Domain”. View scan — page 26.

  • Type: game
  • Traits: Not stated in the source
  • Source: Juliusz Dąbrowski, Gry i zabawy w izbie harcerskiej (1934)
  • Printed pages: 24
  • Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
  • Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 24
  • Read the source text: gih-042