Long Lost Childhood Games - Kancha (Goli)

In the series of Long Lost Childhood Games, after Channe Mane, here comes the second game called, Kancha or Goti or Goli. 

It used to be one of the favorites of young boys. Kancha or golis are the balls made of glass in various colors with a diameter of 1/2 inch. They even came in tiny and bigger sizes too (used rarely to accomplish challenging tasks!) I remember my brothers counting the golis or marbles every time they returned from their successful battles. Am sure every boy had his favorite and lucky marble. 

Now to the rules.

The game had its own modus operandi. There used to be various versions ranging from easy to more complicated ones. Basically the players had to hit the selected target ‘kancha’ using their own marble. The winner takes all Kanchas of rest of the players.

There were techniques involved in hitting the marbles. In simpler versions the guy hitting had to just focus on the set target marble (among the marbles inside the circle) from a distance. He usually used to  focus with one eye closed and hit. 

In another version, on a leveled even ground, a  small hole will be dug up. Then position will be   taken about two yards away from the hole. The player will kneel down and try  to send  the marble into the hole using a different technique from the previous one.

The marble had to be held tightly to the forefinger of the left hand. Then, stretch the finger back  by the pressure of the forefinger of the right hand. When the finger is released the marble goes forward, often crossing the hole. One has to strike out of the way the marble  thrown by the other boy. or with a gentle blow from one’s marble, push the other marble, so that it drifts into the hole. Then opponent gets his turn to strike the other person’s goli. The person who gets  all the golis into the hole, is declared first as winner.

Right now, I can think of only these versions. If you remember any other, pls feel free to share. 
The collection of marbles used to cross few hundreds sometimes. There used to be a competition amongst the boys as to who owns the maximum number of golis. 

Other Long Lost Childhood Games - Channe Mane  |  Spinning Top (Bugari)  |  Gilli Danda (Chinni Dandu)  | Lagori (Pittu)  |  Hide-and-Seek / Chuppa Chuppi