Dandi biyo

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Dandi Biyo is a very popular game in Nepal. Some consider it as a national game of Nepal. This game is played with a help of a stick(Dandi) about two feet long and a wooden pin(Biyo) about half feet long. The pin is a small wooden stick with pointed ends.

[edit] How to play

Dandi Biyo is played by two or more players of age seven or above. A hole is made on the ground, which in diameter is just smaller than the length of the pin. The hole should be dug about four inches deep. To play, the pin is laid across the hole and a player puts one end of the stick inside the hole and holds the other end. Then the player tries to jerk the stick to hit the pin so that the pin flies in the air. If another player catches the pin when it is in the air, the hitting players turn is over and other player goes to do the same. Finally if a player makes the pin hit the ground, that player plays to score.

To score, a player should hit the pin with the stick at one of its edge. Then the pin flies in the air, and when the pin is in the air the player tries to hit the pin to make it travel the farthest. The distance travelled by the pin is measured with the help of the stick. As an option, the player can hit the pin more than once in the air to increase the hit count which helps a lot to boost the score of the player.

The score is calculated by multiplying the hit count by the number of sticks the pin travelled. If the player hit the pin twice in the air, then his hit count is two, hence the score will be twice the number of sticks the pin travelled. The player who makes the highest score wins the game.

As the game involves making the pin fly in the air and hitting it many times, it may hit the players body or face which may be dangerous. Sometimes the pin hits the eye which may cause permanent damage to the eye, so players must be careful while playing this game.

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