Saturday, February 28, 2009

Salento Introduction to a new game called Techo - Helmut

Salento Introduction to a new game called Techo

In Salento we were introduced to a new game they call TECHO.
A halfmoon solid 5 inch disk is thrown against a target roughly 50 feet away. The target is a 4 feet by 4 feet plattform placed in an upward angle. The plattform is filled with clay. The game plays similar to horseshoe. Each of two to four players has one disk to throw. The target, instead of the stake in horseshoe, is throwing the disk into a square of the plattform. Two triangular shaped objects, each site measures 3 inches, are placed in the middle of the square, spread vertically about 4 inches apart.These objects are loaded with an explosive substance. If a player hits either of the two triangle objects, it will explode, sounding like a firecracker.

Scoring
1 point
Disk lands within the square
2 points
Disk lands, explodes and stays on top of one of the two triangular objects
3 points
Disk rests between the two triangular objects
6 points
Disk explodes one of the two triangular objects and rests between the two triangular objects.
21 points to win the game.
The losing team pays the winners a beer.

We tried the game and it was actually fun.

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