Lao Ying zhuo xiao ji (Eagle and Chicks)

The Eagle Catching the Chick

 

  Images take from http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.sg/2008/12/more-interesting-animal-stories.html

Laoying zhuo xiao ji  : Is a traditional Chinese game played by many people.

How the game works?

 Images taken by snipping tool : (The Magic Lotus Lantern And Other Tales from the Han Chinese (pg52))

Form a Team (more than 3 and onwards)

One player as the role of an : Eagle

One other  player plays a role of  : Hen

Following players the role of : Chicks

Positioning

The Eagle would distance away from the Hen while the other following Chicks would lined up behind the Hen i.e. The first chick would hold on to Hen's shoulder while the second chick would hold onto the first and so on.

Start off

The game starts by one group consisting of  an Eagle, a Hen and many Chicks. The group is given a specific time countdown.When the whistle or signal is given, the eagles would  try to catch the Chicks by touching every following chick that is located right behind the back of the Hen starting with the chick that is the most back.

Rules

Each chick that gets touch would be disqualified for the game.

The eagle wins by eating up all the chicks and lastly the hen.

The hen wins by preventing the chicks from getting caught.

More ways of playing

1) There could be more than two groups of team each consisting an eagle, a hen and many chicks.They could challenge each other on whose the fastest eagle hunter which catch all the chicks in a given time.

2) There could be two hens in the group each having an equal number of chicks where the two hens would catch the most chicks in a given time wins.

Benefits

One : 

 The game requires reaction time for the player acting as the hen must react as fast as possible when the eagle is trying to catch his/her hens.

Two: 

 Also, the game requires critical thinking while the other player as the eagle must come up of certain plan to catch the chicks.

Three:  

Meanwhile,the game requires movement such as running around as the chicks would keep moving in a lined up row while the hen and eagle is moving which would strengthen their physical fitness.