Games around the world
Across
- 4. West African clapping and jumping game played mostly by girls.
- 7. Greek game where players freeze like sculptures when Statues! is shouted.
- 8. Filipino game involving jumping over a stretched elastic band.
- 10. Belgian game where “rabbits” hop and avoid being hit by a ball.
- 11. Chilean game where a handkerchief is secretly dropped behind players.
- 12. Peruvian jump rope game where players increase jumps from 1 to 12.
Down
- 1. Filipino game where players guard territory and try to tag intruders.
- 2. Russian chase game where pairs run to the front of a line to avoid being tagged.
- 3. Vietnamese game similar to foot badminton.
- 5. Korean board game involving sticks and strategy.
- 6. Puerto Rican game of tag between a “cat” and “mouse” in a circle.
- 9. Ghanaian game where players race to find hidden objects after a signal.