How to Play Hopscotch
1.Draw 8 squares on the ground as shown in the diagram. 2.Throw a stone or a dried mango seed on to square one.
3.Hop on to the 2nd square and continue .Keep both feet down when you reach a double square.
4.On the way back the players picks the stone without stepping on to that square.
5.Repeat the process till you finish all the squares.
6.When all the squares are completed one throws the stone on to the semicircle and then the player hops on to it,picks up the stone and turns his /her back to the squares and throws the stone over the head.If it falls onto a square that square belongs to that player and can be used as a resting place for that player only. The other players can`t step onto that square.
7.This is repeated till all the squares are taken.
8.Then the next player gets the chance.
9.A player is pronounced `out`;
- If a player steps on a line,
- If the stone falls a line,
- If the stone falls outside the squares.
There are variations in different regions.