Playing games is an important part of growing up. Some games are challenging. Some are daring. Some are physical, some are intellectually stimulating. However we play games though -- as a group or a team, games teach us sportsmanship. If you think about it, we enjoyed and played those games for many years when we were young without any referees or umpires. As kids, we made the rules and we abided by the rules. We call that "honor system" or "Sa Diyosan." When one loses in some games, the winners make you suffer some type of consequences such as losing a turn, being punished or being made to do certain tasks (e.g., errands). Some games make you win prizes. But win or lose, we get enjoyment when we play these games. When we lose and that is almost always a certainty, that is only an opportunity to try again next time.

These games are mostly played before, during and after school as well as during PE (Physical Education class). Some of them are played during Fiesta or and when there's a Lamay (wake) for the dead.

HULAAN (Guessing Games): A player places a coin, tamarind seed, small piece of rock, sigay shell, ring, or any small object in his/her hand.

Pako O Palito (Nail or Match stick)

Bunotan (Draw Strings/Lots)

Pula O Puti (Red or White)

Ulo O Buntot (Heads or Tails) also known as Cara y Cruz.

Kaliwa O Kanan (Left or Right)

Gansal O Pares (Odd or Even)

Tao O Ibon (Man or Bird)

Tihaya O Taob (Top or Bottom)

Bato O Pera (Stone or Money)

Malaki O Maliit (Big or Small)

Flicking/Throwing Sticks - Whoever can flick the stick the farthest gets to start game first.

SUOT LUNGGA: Players form two teams. They decide on who to play lungga and who to play daga. All players playing lungga stand in one straight line one behind each other with their legs spread apart. All players playing daga get on their knees or sit on their heels. Daga crawls under the spread legs of the other group of players. This game somewhat simulates the gophers going through a gopher's hole. Everybody wins in this game. It's just for fun.

IT, IT, BULAGA: A game parents and grandparents play with their 9 - 18 month babies. Adult covers his/her eyes while saying "IT, IT," trying to get the infant's attention. At this moment the adult yells "BULAGA!" that makes the infant laugh and giggle.

PITIK BULAG: Need two players one to keep his/her eyes closed and covered with one hand and one to flick the fingers of the other player covering his/her eyes. While one player's eyes are covered, the other player flicks the hand of the other player who's hand is covering his/her own eyes. The player doing the flicking shows a number of fingers behind the player whose eyes are covered. The onlookers are the judges of this game. The player whose eyes are covered guesses the number of fingers being flashed behind him/her. If player guesses it right, he/she wins. The players may trade places.