Games

 F or my project I visited Plimoth Plantation to gather information about pilgrim games. Plimoth Plantation is a living museum of the real Plymouth that the pilgrims lived in. I want to thank the pilgrims and tour guides and everyone else at Plimoth Plantation who helped me with my project. Even though the pilgrims were very hard workers they still had time to play games. The games that they played were very fun. They played all different kinds of games. They usually played games that could teach you something. The most popular game that they played was a game called 9 pins. 9 pins is kind of like bowling. Instead of using bowling pins they used wooden pegs. The wooden pegs were set up in a 3x3 array. If you knocked down only the centerpiece by tossing a ball it was worth 10 points, the highest points you could get. If you didn’t get down only the centerpiece, then you should try to knock down 3 in a row. 9 pins is also very popular in our grade. The pilgrims played 9 pins in England, but it was banned, during a war because it was a waste of time. Then they came here, and started playing the game again. In 1841 the sport was outlawed by Connecticut and made “10 pins”. Another game that they played was called the hoop and stick game. The hoop and stick game is a game where you have a big hoop and you roll it and you try to make it go a long distance. You can hit it with a stick so that it doesn’t fall down and keeps going. This game is also really popular in our grade mainly with girls. Another game that they played was called the ball and cup game. The ball and cup game is a game where you have a stick with a cup attached to it. There is a string with a ball at the end of it big enough to fit into the cup. The goal is to flick the string and get the ball in to the cup. The pilgrims also played a game called whipping top. In whipping top you have a whip, and a top. You spin the top and you whip it with your whip and keep whipping the top to keep it going. If you have a contest for it then the winner is the person who keeps his or her top spinning the longest. If you play by yourself, then you should just practice spinning it. Another game was called 9 man’s Morris. In 9 Mans Morris there is a board with a bunch of marbles on it. At the end of the board there are 3 small doors. The goal is to flick the marbles through the doors. The winner is the person who has the most marbles through the door.
 * Eric-9 pins || Autumn-Hoop and stick ||
 * Daniel-9 pins || Kevin 9 pins ||
 * Ehren-9 pins || Matthew-9 pins ||
 * Michael-9 pins || Bennet-9 pins ||
 * Luke-Fox and goose || Kayla-Hoop and stick ||
 * Gregory-9 man’s morris || Mia-Hoop and stick ||
 * Sophia-9 pins || Nikki-Hoop and stick ||
 * Emma-Ball and cup || Grace-Hoop and stick ||
 * Madison-Hoop and stick || Ashley.C-Bal and cup ||
 * Ashley-Whipping top || Jason-Ball and cup ||
 * Jessica-9 pins || Leila-Hoop and stick ||
 * Ryan- Hoop and stick || Jayna-Hoop and stick ||
 * Myriam-Hoop and stick || Jenny-Hoop and stick ||
 * Amaan-9 pins || ||
 * Eller-Ball and cup || ||
 * Ross-9 pins || ||