PINDAH BINTANG(MOVING STAR)

BY:Siti Musrifah

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Pindah Bintang is a traditional game from East Borneo. This game might play by all people,but usually played by children about 6-14 years old, and consist 5,6,or 7 players. All of players must do hompimpa to find the loser. Then, find the place to play the game,usually they play at verandah and yard. If they want to play inside, they must find pillars or other items to be footing, or draw a circle to change the pillars if they want to play outside. The total of pillars must less than one players. It means there is one person who haven't pillar. The loser allow to push another player up in order to find her/his pillar. It means that this game is about scrambling and moving place.