Traditional Games in Germany

A presentation made by Thalia White and Christina Bähr

Gliederung• 1. History • 2. Marble Games• 2.1 Kicking off marbles• 2.2 Portal Marbles

• 3. Hop Games• 3.1 Rope skipping• 3.2 Hop scotch

• 4. Games of Rhythm• 4.1 Brüderchen komm tanz mit mir• 4.2 Clapping Games• 5. Popular Board Games: Chess

The History of Games: Overview

• When was the beginning?• Why did people play games?• Differences between adults and children in

playing games

• Games already were a part of ancient Greek culture

• Games were played for fun, amusement and distraction• Children used dolls, balls, sticks and also engaged in

role-playing games• Adults prefered strategy games

Marble Games

Kicking off marbles

1. Draw a circle 2. Put marbles in the circle3. Kick the marbles with your own marble out of the circle 4. The one with the most marbles at the end is the winner

Portal Marbles

1. Create gates in different sizes2. Kick the marbles through the gates3. The smallest gate scores the most

Hop Games

Rope skipping

Teddybear, teddybear, turn around, teddybear, teddybear, touch the ground,teddybear, teddybear, show your shoe,teddybear, teddybear, how old are you?

Hopscotch

Material: chalk, a stone

Games of Rhythm

Brüderchen komm tanz mit mir

2. Mit dem Köpfchen nick, nick, nick! Mit den Fingerchen tick, tick, tick! Einmal hin, einmal her, rundherum, das ist nicht schwer!

Clapping Games

Miss Mary Mac, Mac, MacAll dressed in black, black, black.

With silver buttons, buttons, buttonsAll down her back, back, back.

She asked her mother, mother, motherfor fifty cents, cents, cents.

To see the elephants, elephants, elephantsjump over the fence, fence, fence.They jumped so high, high, highThey reached the sky, sky, sky

They never came back, back, backTill the 4th of July, July, July.

Popular Board Games: Chess

• Chess is believed to have its origin in northwest India

• In the 13th century Chess had already been established in European Culture

• At the end of the 15th century the technique for moving farmers, runners and ladies was changed

 • The new game became much more popular  

The End