跳棋 Chinese Checkers

 

Chinese checkers is characterized by its hexagram-shaped board, which can accommodate up to 6 players. The main goal of Chinese checkers is to move all your marbles from your end to the opposite point of the star. Players can move their marbles by "hopping²" over a single adjacent marble – one's own or the opponent's – and can continue to hop¹ until there's no more adjacent marble.

跳棋的特点在于六边形的棋盘，最多可供6人游戏。跳棋的主要游戏目标是把所有的弹珠从你的一端移到棋盘的另一端。玩家通过借助相邻弹珠——可以是自己的也可以是对手的——来使自己的弹珠“跳跃”前进，直到没有相邻弹珠可跳为止。

 

也有人做出了野餐垫和彩色杯子的巨大版飞行棋，“强行”变成了户外游戏。

 

 

七巧板 Tangram

 

The tangram is a dissection³ puzzle consisting of seven flat polygons which are put together to form shapes. The objective is to replicate⁴ a pattern (given only an outline) generally found in a puzzle book using all seven pieces without overlap⁵. It is reputed to have been invented in China sometime around the late 18th century CE and then carried over to America and Europe by trading ships shortly after.

七巧板是一个小块拼图游戏，由七个扁平的多边形组成，这些多边形放在一起可以形成其他形状。游戏目标是拼出一个益智书里提供的图形（会事先给出一个图形轮廓），要使用所有七个形状，且需要没有重叠。据说七巧板是在公元18世纪末的某个时候在中国发明的，不久后通过贸易船只传到了美国和欧洲。

 

翻花绳 String figure

 

A string figure is a design formed by manipulating string on, around, and using one's fingers or sometimes between the fingers of multiple people. String figures may also involve the use of the mouth, wrist, and feet. The game ends when one of the two players cannot think of any next solution to the current figure or when one player fails to hold the figure with hands.

翻花绳就是用自己的手指或是在多人手指之间翻转绳子从而形成形状。翻花绳也可能会用到嘴、手腕和脚。如果两个玩家中的某一个想不出当前图形的下一个可以翻的形状，或者某个玩家绳子散了，游戏就结束。

 

弹珠 Marble

 

A marble is a small spherical⁶ object often made from glass. These balls vary in size. Marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles. They are often collected, both for nostalgia⁷ and for their aesthetic⁸ colors. Players often use their fingers to "shoot" one marble to hit the opponent's marble and can acquire it if it was hit.

弹珠是一种小的球形物体，通常由玻璃制成，大小不一，可以用来玩弹珠游戏。经常有人收藏弹珠，既是为了怀旧，也是为了好看的颜色。玩家会用手指“射”出一个弹珠来击中对手的弹珠，如果被击中就可以获得弹珠。

 

 

捉迷藏 Hide-and-seek

 

Hide-and-seek is a popular children's game in which at least two players conceal⁹ themselves in a set environment, to be found by one or more seekers.

捉迷藏是一种流行的儿童游戏，其中至少有两个玩家隐藏在一个固定环境中，另一个或多个搜寻者来寻找他们。

 

 

踢毽子 Shuttlecock

 

The shuttlecock is made out of rubber or a plastic disk and attached with many feathers. The player's goal is to keep the shuttlecock in the air while kicking it only using the feet repeatedly.

毽子由橡胶或塑料小盘制成，上面有许多羽毛。玩家只能用脚不断踢毽子，目标是保持毽子一直在空中不落地。

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