Hole-in

Hole-In or Calahoyo is local game in the Philippines played outdoors by two (2) to ten (10) players. Accurate targeting is the skill developed in this game because the objective of each player is to hit the anak
with the use of the pamato, trying to send it to the hole.
Materials
pamato (big, flat stone) and anak (small stones or objects)
Procedure
1. Dig a small hole in the ground.
2. Draw a line (throwing line) opposite the hole, about five or six meters far.
3. Draw a longer line between the hole and throwing line.
4. Each player must have a pamato and an anak.
5. Place all anak on the throwing line.
6. Players try to throw their pamato into the hole from the throwing line.
7. Player whose pamato is in the hole or nearest the hole will have the chance for the first throw.
8. Using the pamato, first thrower tries to hit the anak, attempting to send it to the hole.
9. Players take turns in hitting their anak until one of them gets into the hole, with the players taking turns a complete round and so on.
10. The game goes on until only one anak is left outside the hole.
11. All players who get their anak inside the hole are declared winners, while the one with the anak left outside the hole is the alila (loser) or muchacho.
12. Alila or Muchacho will be punished by all the winner/s as:
a) Winners stand at the throwing line with their anak beyond line A-B (longer line between hole and throwing line)
b) Winners hit their anak with their pamato.
c) Muchacho picks up the pamato and returns it to the owner.
d) Winners repeat throwing as the muchacho kepps on picking up and returning the pamato as punishment.
e) Winners who fail to hit their respective anak will stop throwing.
f) The objective is to tire the loser as punishment.
g) When all are through, the game starts again.

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