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Tapak Gajah (Malaysian Elephant Footprint Hopscotch)

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PLAYERS
2-6
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Draw a grid of large connected footprint-shaped spaces on the ground, wide enough to represent an elephant's steps.

2

The first player tosses their flat stone marker onto the first space without it touching any lines.

3

Hop through the grid on one or two feet as marked, skipping over the space holding the marker.

4

Balance on one foot to bend down and pick up the marker on the way back through the grid.

5

If a player steps on a line, misses a space, or loses balance, their turn ends and passes to the next player.

6

Play continues in turns as each player advances their marker through further spaces, with the first to complete the whole grid winning.