Duck Duck Goose
A.K.A DUCK DUCK GREY DUCK (in Minnesota region)
A.K.A.THE MUSH POT (in Indiana)
A.K.A.PESEK (in the Czech Republic)
A.K.A.ANTOAKYIRE (in Ghana)
In this game, kids sit down in a circle facing each other. Oneperson is "it" and walks around the circle. As theywalk around, they tap people's heads and say whether they area "duck" or a "goose". Once someone is the"goose" they get up and try to chase "it"around the circle. The goal is to tap that person before theyare able sit down in the "goose's" spot. If the gooseis not able to do this, they become "it" for the nextround and play continues. If they do tap the "it" person,the person tagged has to sit in the center of the circle. Thenthe goose become it for the next round. The person in the middlecan't leave until another person is tagged and they are replaced.
(Bulgarian Version)
All of children sit down in the circle. One of them ischosen as Pesek. Everybody (except Pesek) close eyes and Pesek walks around thecircle of children and sings: "Pesek walks around us, don't look at him,who will have a look at him, he will be bang to by Pesek."
Meanwhile Pesek bangs someone. He must run after Pesek and catch him. Providedhe doesn't catch Pesek earlier than Pesek sits down on his place, he becomes anew Pesek.
(Ghanan Version)
Antoakyire Game
That is an Akan folk game literally meaning "it was not put behindyou".
The children all sit in a circular fashion. Then one of them is made to carrya cloth and run around them singing:
anto akyire o anto akyire o
then they will all respond
yie yie yie!
anto akyire o anto akyire o
then they will all respond
yie yie yie!
obiba bewu o
(somebody's child is about to suffer or die)
yie yie yie
Kapoi poi
All ( yie yie yie)
The song is repeated as many times as one continues to run around.
He/ She does so many revolutions and the rule of the game is that for thosechildren sitting, no body should look back. In the process, the moderator or theone whose turn is to run around secretly and quietly dumps the cloth behind oneof those seated and continues to sing as if nothing has happened. The fastperson should have a way of making sure that when the cloth is put behind him orher he/she will know and pick it and run after the moderator/person. If he orshe is able to catch the moderato before he or she sits down, the new to bemoderator, has the right to give the cloth back to the fellow who dumped thecloth. But if the seated fellow is that absent minded and does not realize thatthe cloth is behind him or her and the moderator goes round and comes back tomeet that person still sitting. He/ she will hit lightly at the back of thefellow and all will laugh. Afterwards it is that person's turn to runaround. The game continues till they decide to stop.
Contributed by Nuruddin Boateng
