Mawkynting
Before the game starts, the players are divided into two teams. Then, stones are collected and arranged almost like a pyramid shape one on top of the other. Then a toss with a coin (or a small flat stone having different appearances both in front and at the back) is made. The team in which the desirable choice of the coin or small flat stone comes out will begin the game by throwing a ball straight to the already arranged stones. In some places, one person will be standing in the middle of the bottom-most stones and he/she will hit or throw the ball in any direction. The opposite team (opponent) will then try to catch the ball and try to throw it at each person and not letting them rearrange the stones. If a ball hits a person of the opposite team, then that person is no longer eligible to play and is considered ‘dead’ from the team. In some places, a ball is allowed to hit anywhere, but in some, a rule is made that only the hand or the head, if hit, means a person can still play and continue the game, that means he/she is not out. The game will end in two ways: either when all the stones are completely rearranged, or when all the players have been hit by the ball, and the teams will win and lose respectively. In this way, Mawpoin is an interesting and most popular indigenous game that is still played by children of all age groups and even by adults.
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