Japanese Game was a famous game we played when we were still children. This game could be based on the drama during Japanese occupation in the Philippines. We decided to play it while waiting of our departure time.
We grouped ourselves into two groups. That was easy and right away we agreed that it was going to be "boys vs girls". The boys jumped for joy as they will be joining their uncle, their idol, the chosen leader of their team. We, the girls, gave them a smug look. We will not allow them to beat us. We may not be able to outrun them but we have the numbers. Let the game begins!
Mechanics: There should be two bases located opposite each other. The goal of the game is to touch the base of the other team. A successful touch on the opponents base means one point. The team that gets the higher points shall win the game.
The bases should be far enough from each other. The middle ground will serve as the battle ground. The first member to attack to the other base will be chased by any member of the opposing team. When someone from the other group catches him he shall become a prisoner. He will have to stand at the opponent's base and spread his hands to the side until his team mates rescue him by touching his extended hands. If he can outrun everyone and touched the base without being caught then his team will get one point. After every score, the game will go back so square one, meaning prisoners can go back to their respective bases and start all over again.
Each team has to guard the base from intruders. When an opponent runs toward the opposite base, someone from that base should chase him to protect the base. But once you chase your opponent, you should be careful because someone from your opponent will chase you back. When you are chasing and then someone also chased you, your team mate will protect you by chasing the person who was chasing you. When chased all you have to do is to go back to your base and touch it. Upon touching your base the role switches so that the one chasing you can no longer catch you but you can chase him back if you want.
The prisoners should hold hands together and make their lines longer so that it will be easy for their team to save them. Once saved they can go back to their base and help their team get a point. But if almost all turned to be prisoners, the opponents can surround your base. The outnumbered member will not be able to protect the base and one of your opponent can touch the base uncaught and get a point.
During the first round, our team was able to get three points easily. The boys ran faster than us but we were just too many for them to beat. When some of us became prisoners, we will just have to make our line longer and longer. We did it because we were so many that we could make the prisoners' line almost reached our base. In this way, saving our team mates with no sweat at all. They tried to transfer their base as far as they could but the result was still the same. Haha, looks like our numbers could win this game!!
But then my sister-in-law's cousin volunteered to help them. And with that they were able to surround and confused us. They were able to trick us and touch our base when our formation became disoriented from chasing them every now and then. Plus, they were quicker and we got tired that some of us left the game. When they tied the score we decided to end the game and prepared for our way back home. To their dismay, they chanted that they were winners and we were losers. But we were already breathing hard to insist that it was still a tie.
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