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TRADITIONAL GAME
( SOBYONG )

For kids today who have never heard the name of this traditional game certainly felt strange and foreign. But not so for children Javanese people who have heard or even played it. That's the name of the game is simple enough. Often played by girls in Javanese society in the past that are now quite rarely played again. Although sometimes done by the children of men, or a mixture of men and women.

Games sobyung according Baoesastra (Dictionary) Djawa WJS article Poerwadarminta 1939 578 pages which means that these types of games children played in a way to show your fingers and then counted with the name "janak, Deng (milkfish), urang, and kèper". If another source, count 'janak "is a matter consists of" widow and son. " Therefore, according to other sources, namely the People's Games DIY book written by Ahmad Yunus (editor) published by the Department of P & K, said count is a "widow, son, Deng, urang, and kèper". Only difference to the term "janak" and "jan, son."

Games sobyung child is usually played by five children. But there can also be played by four, six, or seven children. Players are generally aged six to 10 years. But can also be more, provided that the children who already understand the rules of the game play. In addition, children who play must also have knowledgeable, skillful, stubborn (not mushy), and not selfish. Because the nature of the game is entertainment. Children who play sobyung not need a large place, but only limited to just the base mat. Can be played on the front porch, inside the house, yard, or other places, as long as comfortable for children to play. Also free play time, sometimes played during the holidays, moonlit night, or free time (school break). But lately more played in the festival, workshops, or similar events.

Children who will be playing, usually they sat around, facing each other with each other. One can be a leader or leaders. Usually the elected leader of the oldest games, to be fair, or intelligent. After that, the kids who played for the word "so" as he raised both hands up (roughly limited to the ears). Then he said the word "Byung", the children put both hands (with fingers stretched) to the floor or a mat, unless the leader of only one hand because his other hand is used to calculate. In the stretch the fingers of each player is free to choose. For instance, child A shows the two left hand, right hand three. While the children of B shows the left hand five, right hand one. So it is with other players. After that, the leaders began to count. Furthermore, there are two versions of the game sobyung which could be recorded.

First, the children began to count the fingers that had stretched to refer to "jan, son, Deng, urang, and kèper". Each finger that falls on the fifth count, must be bent to the radius of each player is reduced. Once repeated until finally there was one child who lived his finger still remained. So that's what the child is considered "dadi", say D. While the four children, A, B, C, and E is a child who wins. The game continued with the punishing D. Suppose the start of child A. Child A, and the D line of sight. Then A singing "bang ji acre-acre" putting down one finger, for example the thumb, index finger, or little finger - on your knees boy who lost. Child D also must be mimicked in accordance with a finger to punish children. If not, proceed "ro bang" and so forth. But if it is not until "bang ten" coincidences finger by finger equaled shown that children are punished, the child "D", then the punishment is stopped. Then proceed with punishment player B. When to "bang ten" children who can not guess or put to match the finger is shown by the players to win, then continued with the next stage.

The next sentence is a punishment phase wayangan. Children who win in the first half and guessed unanswered can be continued in this phase. Then the children will sing the song 'gung gung-gung-trial gentak gendhang "holding up one hand. When the song falls on the word "gendhang" then the child should immediately put a hand on one of the last appointed member of the body, eg ear, nose, and so forth. The move must be done so fast could not imitated by the player loses. If the child can be mimicked by artificial defeated the same motion, then the player wins an opportunity has been exhausted.

Other penalties in the form of a slap palms. Children who lost one laid hands like "people wanted to greet" before the players that win. Then the child's winners placed both hands on the right side that defeated the left palm of the hand and the position of alignment. Then the child immediately mangayunkan winning one or both hands to slap the hands of children who lost. If the swing hand palmar children who lose, then be continued until the winning child's hand does not hit the target. It was rather painful punishment for children who have lost, because it will slap his hand was hot by the opponent. So if there are children who feel sorry for the child who loses, then it can be done in a way somewhat slowly. If the sentence is completed, followed by a game from scratch again.

The second version, the kids who play the same, ie putting your fingers over the floor or mat. Free, allowed two hands or one hand. Fingers are shown are also free, may one, two, or five. But before you have to be agreed, will mention the names of what, for example, animal names, names of persons, the name PO Bus, and so forth. If you already have an agreement, say the name of an animal, then any time later at the end mentions the letters, it must mention the names of animals in accordance with the first alphabet.

Then the leaders started calling sobyung Games fingers are indicated by alphabets / A / until the last alphabetically according to the amount of fingers shown by all players. If the five players, the last leader called the radius of which is shown by the letter / O /, then the kids who play immediately call the animals that begins with the letter / O /, such as "camel", "orong-orong" and so forth. If there are players who have not had time to name an animal that starts with the letter / O / or the last time to call it, it is considered a player who "dadi". Could be, once obtained the name calling is not all animals, then repeated until there is one last player who "dadi". Players who dadi then punished in accordance with the agreement. Usually the penalty by way as above, ie, slapping palms. If all is punished, the game can be repeated from scratch.

That's a traditional game frequently played by sobyung children former Javanese society.