5 Made up of squares drawn on the ground with chalk or scratched onto sand or soil with a stick, 6 the framework is usually drawn with eight numbered squares in a double T-shape, ending with a large semicircle labelled “home”. 4įirst, the hopscotch framework is set up. 3 Later references to the game locate it in Great Britain where it was called “Scotch Hoppers”.
Avoiding the lines signified maintaining a life freed from uncertainty and ensuring the soul remained strong. The puck was seen as representing the soul and the aim of the game was to reach heaven while gaining merits along the way. 2Īccording to some sources, hopscotch might have originated in early China. 1 Requiring some dexterity and physical prowess, the game was popular among children in Singapore in the mid-20th century. A puck or game piece is thrown progressively across the squares, and players have to hop their way across the hopscotch framework according to certain rules without losing balance or stepping on the lines of the framework.
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