The Ring
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Section titled “Translated text”A game for boys and young men from various rural regions of Poland, suitable for male secondary schools. The boys divide into two teams, which stand opposite each other at a distance of 40—50 metres on level ground (or an unused road). Each player has a “stick” (“spyniaczka”), a sturdy club slightly curved at the bottom. A player from the team chosen by lot begins the game by throwing (“rolling”) a wooden ring (most often beechwood; a thick plank is cut into a circle with a diameter of about S0 centimetres) so that it rolls as far as possible toward the opposing team. If one of the opponents manages to strike the ring with their stick so that it rolls back toward the starting team, this counts as one “rebound.” If, however, the ring is struck forcefully and bounces upward before returning to the starting point, this is called a “hill”; a hill equals three rebounds. After the first rebound, the next throw follows (by the team that began the game), and so on, until a mistake occurs—that is, either the ring does not reach the goal or is not rebounded. In both cases, the opposing team takes possession of the ring and throws it. Besides playing for rebounds and hills, the game can also be played as “chasers.” In this version, the game takes place over a larger area on a straight road and involves driving the opposing team as far back as possible. The ring can not only be rebounded but also stopped. However, if the ring falls without being stopped, those who threw it last must throw it again from that spot in the same direction, while the clumsy opponents must quickly retreat to stop it this time. The team that has advanced the farthest after a set time wins.
Source scan: Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library, marked “Public Domain.” View PDF — page 209.
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Section titled “Metadata”- Type: game
- Traits: Not stated in the source
- Source: Eugeniusz Piasecki, Zabawy i gry ruchowe dzieci i młodzieży (1922)
- Printed pages: 204–205 / PDF 209–210
- Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
- Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 204
- Read the source text: zgr-123