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Lagori

Lagori, also called seven stones or pittu, is a traditional Indian team game with a ball and a stack of seven stones or blocks. One team knocks the stack down and tries to rebuild it while the other team throws the ball to get players out.

LevelMain sport FamilyTraditional and Regional Sports CategoryTraditional ball game

AI-generated illustration: Lagori — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Traditional ball game

Family Traditional and Regional Sports

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Traditional team game: hit the stack, rebuild it and evade throws.

Geeignet für Suitable for groups wanting an accessible running, throwing and team game.

Cost Low: soft ball, seven flat stones/blocks and open space are enough. Markers, school/community event, ball sets and simple organisation costs. School, community, traditional-games group or lagori/pittu event.

First progress Playable immediately; good team calls take rounds.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

soft ball
seven stones/blocks
open space
teams
simple rules

First steps

build the stack
mark throwing line
choose soft ball
play short rounds with clear out rule

School, park, traditional-games group, Indian community or culture/sport event.

Use only a soft ball, exclude head shots and keep running lanes clear.

Weitere Angaben

Tags lagori, seven-stones, india, traditional-ball-game, lagori-seven-stones, traditionelle-und-regionale-sportarten, traditionelles-ballspiel

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Knock down and rebuild the stack before the other side hits the attackers with the ball.

Teilnehmer

Two teams; size depends on region/event.

Teamgröße

Regionally variable.

Spielfeld

Open or marked field with central stack and throwing line.

Dauer

Rounds/sets by local rules.

Wertung

Points/rounds by rebuilding or hits under local rules.

Gewinnbedingung

More successful rounds or points by agreement.

Ausrüstung

soft ball
seven flat stones or blocks
markers

Wichtige Regelpunkte

too hard/dangerous throw
head shot
line breach
stack rebuilt incorrectly

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

India Lagori India Lagori · sport-site · medium
Lagori/Pitthu Bharatiya Khel · sport-guide · medium
Lagori D'Source Indian Games · education-guide · medium