A very popular recreational sport, especially among children, in cities and
villages, the game of 'laggorie' is played in an open field. The equipment required is
either a tennis or a soft rubber ball and seven chips of flat stones. The game is played
between two teams of unspecified numbers.
The game begins with the seven chips of flat stones piled one on top of the another in a
pyramid like structure. One team fields, while the other begins the game by first trying
to knock the pyramid off the ground. A player is normally given three chances to knock off
the pyramid and the players will then try to reconstruct it, while the fielding side will
go all out to prevent this by knocking at their opponents with the ball.
The first team will endeavour to ward off the challenge and complete the pyramid
formation. If it succeeds, then it will claim 'laggorie' or a winning point. Again this
game can be played on a points basis or for some small stake. After the first team has
completed its task, the second team will try to claim a laggorie, while the former becomes
the fielding side. |