Bengali traditional games
There are a variety of traditional rural games in the historical region of Bengal (present-day Bangladesh and portions of eastern India). These games were usually played outside and with very limited resources collected from existing sources around their home. Nowadays, with urbanization, many traditional games are being played less and less.
Ekka-dokka
One game, ekka-dokka (Bengali: এক্কা-দোক্কা)[1] is usually played among girls. It is played with a smaller broken piece of an earthen pot, it is called guti(গুটি) in local name. It may be rectangular or round flat type clay. A big rectangle box around three yards long is drawn on the soil and which again subdivides in six rectangular boxes. There have many others formant is present but all the format have the same number of boxes. Every boxes has the a common name like first box is called as EK-ER GHOR(এক এর ঘর), second box is DUI-ER GHOR(দুই এর ঘর) up to number of five box is account as it is, but last big semicircle six is called SAMUNDRA(সমুদ্র). Every boxes have some fixed points. The players stand before the starting line and rolling their guti into first box. Then this guti is turned by the toes of one foot into second, and second to third, in this way up to fifth box, after reaching the fifth box, she turn back her origin positing in same manner but revised direction . After completion one total turn, again she rolling her guti from second box. At timing of rolling the guti , the player is sing a ekka-dokka song A player can be declared as OUT if the guti fails on the line, wrong box, or if the gulti goes the outside total playing box, or she puts her both feet into the box.
Gulli danda
Gulli danda (Bengali: গুল্লি ডাণ্ডা)[1] is usually played among boys. It is played with a smaller piece of wooden called GULLI (about 4 inches) and a two feet stick called DANDA. Gulli is placed on a small pit (four inches, is dug into the ground) to pushes gulli off by using DANDA. The opposition player tries to catch the gulli. Second player gets the changes to push the gulli if the first player is out by catch gulli or hitting the danda. If the first player is not out, then he gets the change to hitting gulli. It is done by two steps, first he try to hitting one side of the gulli to slightly bouncing for placing it in air, then he tries to hit the gulli to send as far as distance from pit with Danda. Mainly 3 hits is given for the bouncing the gulli. Player have to send the guli in far distance just using the 3 hitting. If he missing 3 hits, player will be declared as OUT and second player gets changes to push the gulli. Again the opposition players try to catch this flying gulli for out the player. If the player is not out any away of above motioned .then, he gets the points by measuring the distance between the pit and gulli (where gulli falls). Another interesting thing is that while the gulli is in the air, the player can also attempt to toss it a few times with the danda before finally hitting it away. It is called double (if two times hit) or triple (if three times hit).
Raja-mantri-chor-sipahi
Raja-mantri-chor-sipahi (Bengali: রাজা-মন্ত্রী-চোর-সিপাহি)[1] is usually played among boys and girls. Usually four players are needed to play this game. Raja, mantri, chor and sipahi are written on four small chits of paper. Points are dedicated to these characters, usually Raja has 1000 points, mantra has 500 points, shipahi has 100 points and chaor has 0 points. After folding these chits are thrown in middle of the four players who then collect one each. The player who gets the Raja gives the order to mantri to find out who is chor from the reaming two players. Mantri gets points if he correctly finds chor, otherwise mantri's points will be zero and the points of mantri go to chor. Rounds continue this way and points are recorded in a note. To end, the points are tallied and the player with the most points is declared the winner.
Others
Other popular rural games include:[1]