Hobbies And Interests
Mehajiki
In the game of Mehajiki, the player whose turn it is, puts his heels together and points his toes out. The player then drops his "shooters," which are larger marbles meant to knock out other marbles, from eye level in hopes of hitting as many of his opponent's marbles as possible that have been spread on the ground.
Shakutori
Also known as "Measuring Worm," Shakutori starts with the players deciding who goes first using rock-paper-scissors or a similar method. When they know who's going first, all players place target marbles randomly on the ground. The first player then tosses her shooter into the marbles. She wins all the marbles that are less than the length between her thumb and forefinger. This player continues until she misses.
Hoshidashi and Marubee-Dashi
Hoshidashi, also known as "Out from Star," is set up by drawing a large start on the ground. Then, players draw a pitch line in front of the star and a wavy line 4 to 5 meters opposite. The players will place five to six marbles inside of the star. The first player is determined by having players toss their shooters at the wavy line from the pitch line and seeing who comes closest. The players take turns shooting from the wavy line to try to knock out marbles. The player with the most knocked-out marbles wins and gets to keep any remaining marbles. Alternatively, players can use a ring instead of a star. This is called "Marubee-Dashi."
Tengoku-Jigoku (Heaven or Hell)
In Heaven or Hell, players make five shallow holes in the ground. The first three holes are 3 meters apart and are, respectively, Heaven, #2 hole, and Hell. Two more shallow holes are placed one meter above and below the #2 hole. The first player begins by shooting his marble from Hell toward Heaven. If the marble lands nearest the Heaven hole or inside it, that player goes first next turn. When a marble lands in heaven, the players must then get it into #2, #1, #2, #3, #2, then hell.
Maki
Scatter, or Maki, is a game in which two lines are drawn 4 meters apart. One player backs away about an arm's length from one of the lines and tosses a select amount of marble over both lines. If the player is successful, the opponent chooses one marble as the target. If the shooter is able to hit the target marble, she keeps all of the marbles.