RMI Festival Fun and Game Ideas by

Scottish Games

yasminaaknin — 2025-03-11 00:01:39 UTC

Aka Highland Games: https://www.scotland.org/events/highland-games/about-highland-games

Cricket

yasminaaknin — 2025-03-11 00:09:52 UTC

https://portlandcricketclu.wixsite.com/portlandcc

Loteria

megandudley — 2025-03-11 12:25:20 UTC

https://teresavillegas.com/history-of-la-loteria/

Mahjong

megandudley — 2025-04-08 15:57:20 UTC

We are teaching people to play now and will continue up to and at the festival with community events and lessons at the Intermediate School for the students.

Mancala

megandudley — 2025-04-09 13:47:21 UTC

Could we start collecting egg cartons and have people make their own mancala set to take home?

Mancala

megandudley — 2025-04-09 14:00:01 UTC

Is there space at Overlook or Davis Park to create a mancala board in the dirt?

Chess

megandudley — 2025-04-09 14:05:15 UTC

Chess, as we know it today, was born out of the Indian game chaturanga before the 600s AD. The game spread throughout Asia and Europe over the coming centuries, and eventually evolved into what we know as chess around the 16th century.

Skully or Skelly

megandudley — 2025-04-09 14:10:17 UTC

Street game originating in NYC using a chalk made board and bottle caps.

Double Dutch

megandudley — 2025-04-11 16:27:53 UTC

Hand Clapping Games

megandudley — 2025-04-11 16:48:07 UTC

Shut the box

thedaviesfam — 2025-05-15 00:51:58 UTC

Led by teachers/students. Shut the Box is a traditional dice game believed to have originated in 12th century France, specifically off the coast of Normandy.

Bocce Ball

thedaviesfam — 2025-05-15 00:53:27 UTC

The game and sport of bocce has survived the ages. Evolving from its earliest known origins in Egypt circa 5200 B.C. to its current place today among players spanning the globe, bocce truly is a sport for the masses. Although the play of the sport has changed, the basics have remained.

Cat's Cradle

thedaviesfam — 2025-05-15 00:56:06 UTC

Cat's cradle, a string figure game, is one of the oldest games in recorded human history. While the exact origins are debated, it's known that the first written reference to the game dates back to 1768. Similar variations of the game, with different names and materials, have been found in various cultures around the world, including in Africa, Eastern Asia, the Pacific Islands, Australia, the Americas, and the Arctic.

Soccer!

megandudley — 2025-05-18 16:36:49 UTC

Soccer is the most played sport worldwide. It is a game that can be played despite language barriers.