Posted by: masrizan | May 7, 2009

Galah Panjang

Galah Panjang is a kind of traditional games played in field sketches on land. Field, which made contain 2 columns and a few line depending with how many players. For example if 10 players the court will be contain 4 lines then as much as 8 players, the court contain 3 lines.

This game involved a chief or mother on their expertise to control a movement by take over the court and win the match.

Galah Panjang’s field is the outline above land. The length and broad of the line depends on line drawer and number of players. Usually a plot is measuring about 2 metres x 1.5 metres.

Defender group would keep the field with stepping above a line. The leader was in the middle line and free go to anywhere forward or back of a line.

Opposing team will gather front then leader patting hand with opponent and game begin by running into the field. Defenders will guard until there is no one passing through a line.

Victory achieved when those player slips off very last line release scratch and the game continues until one of player want stop it.

If defenders can touch one of opposing, then the Opposing will lost or end their turn and required leaving the field. Opposing leader touched by defenders, then whole members will expire their turn and change between defenders and offenders.


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