Cuba has several traditional games.
Traditional games
Bolas
Bolas involves participants shooting marbles to make them get as close to each other as possible.
Cuban dominoes
Cuban dominoes is a game played by two teams of two players in which the goal is to reach a certain score using their dominoes as fast as possible.
El quemado
The game is similar to dodgeball.
Fútbol de tres
This game is a type of street football played by two teams of three players.
Bat-and-ball games
Cuatro esquinas
Cuatro esquinas (transl. four corners) is a variation of baseball in which the only equipment used is a rubber ball. Players hit the ball using their hands and then attempt to run around the four corners of a square to score, with gameplay being similar to baseball. Baseball5 is an internationally played sport invented by the World Baseball Softball Confederation which is partially based on this game.
Juego del taco
See also: Bete-ombroEl juego del taco (transl. game involving a bat) is a game with similarities to baseball and street cricket.
References
- "Juegos o juguetes que marcaron la infancia de los cubanos". Cubalite (in Spanish). 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ RedaccionCuba (2021-07-29). "10 juegos tradicionales de la infancia en Cuba que todo cubano conoce". Revista DimeCuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- "Cuban Dominoes – Rules, How to Play, Scoring & Strategy". www.coololdgames.com. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- "El "quemado", el juego infantil que se ha vuelto un deporte de alta competencia". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- "Del cuatro-esquinas al fútbol de tres". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ "Playing on the streets of Cuba » LaHabana.com". LaHabana.com. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- "World Baseball Softball Confederation". www.wbsc.org. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- Márquez, Henry Morales (2021-02-26). "Briandy Molina, del cuatro esquinas callejero al Baseball 5". Play-Off Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-26.