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Cossack and Tatar

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Translation detailsModel: mistral-large-2512.

A common active game. In the center of the room lies an object. Along two walls are the 2 playing teams: Cossacks and Tatars. The game begins: on either side of the object stand a Cossack and a Tatar. The Cossack performs various movements and contortions, which the Tatar must mirror as precisely as possible. At an inconvenient moment for the Tatar, the Cossack grabs the object and flees to his team. If he reaches them untouched by the Tatar, he takes him captive. Now, the “skirmishes” resume in the center of the room, but the imitator is the Cossack, while the Tatar grabs the object. The team that fully captures the opposing side wins.


Source scan: Polona / National Library, marked “Public Domain”. View scan — page 39.

  • Type: game
  • Traits: Not stated in the source
  • Source: Juliusz Dąbrowski, Gry i zabawy w izbie harcerskiej (1934)
  • Printed pages: 37
  • Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
  • Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 37
  • Read the source text: gih-082