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BIYANNI or Cashew Seed Game—II, LOBBIAMNIM (or 7 tiles) & KARTANIM This second cashew seed game involves a group of players who stand at a distance from a tree or wall. They would then throw their cashew seeds. Players whose seed is closer to the wall/tree, is to play first. He throws a bigger cashew nut which is called “BOTTO”, against the floor to bounce on the wall/tree and tries to catch it. If he is successful, he wins the game and can take all the cashew seeds thrown by other players. LOBIAMNIM or 7 TILES. The game is played by two teams. One team does the fielding and the other has to strike the tiles that are piled on top of each other by throwing a ball (tennis ball or one made of shock filed with husk) . If the player is successful in breaking the pile he and his team mates run away. Because the opponents can hit them with the ball, in which case the team change sides. Therefore, the striking players try their level best to throw the ball. In case of a miss, the running team mates throw the ball as far as possible. In the meantime one or more of them try to remake the tile pile. Once all the 7 tiles are piled, they shout ‘lobio’ and the game is over. When the tiles are stuck, if any opponent player successfully takes catch of the ball the striker is out. In Ilhas and Salcette this game is called LOGORIO. KARTANIM To play this game, some empty cigarette boxes were used, which thrown from a distance, with the aim to throw a box on another one. If he succeeded to cover the other, fully or partly, he could take the boxes thrown by both the players. My friend Mrs. Maria de Lourdes Bravo da Costa Rodrigues from Merces, Ilhas and Librarian of Central Library, Panjim has done a good research on these old games and has published her findings in Herald’s Sunday edition( Mirror?). Vide Sunday, 6th July, 1997. The above games are mentioned therein by her. Compiled by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas Vasco da Gama, 5th June, 2004. |
