Email | Print

Comment

Recommend this story (*)

[-]Text[+]

Ibn Battuta Mall, a key sponsor of DSS 2008 and a member of Dubai Shopping Malls Group (DSMG), will host the Giant Games Contest on Tuesday, August 19, in the China Court. The activity, a Mega Event during DSS this year, will involve six popular games featuring larger-than-life settings and game pieces. The contest will begin at 5pm and will go on till August 22.
 
The games featured are chess, ‘Connect 4’, ‘Jericho’, ‘Ludo’, ‘Snakes and Ladders’, and ‘Hopscotch’. Winners will receive various prizes depending on the game.  
           
Chess: The game pieces will have two sections to allow them to be filled with sand or water for stability. The pieces stand between 43cm and 64cm tall, the diameter at the base 24cm.
 
Chess originated in India, where its early form in the 6th century was chaturanga, which translates as "four divisions of the military" – infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariots, represented respectively by pawn, knight, bishop, and rook.
 
Connect 4: A game of skill and strategy. Players take turns in dropping a coloured counter into the frame to try and form a line of four in any direction and at the same time preventing their opponent from doing the same. The game stands at approximately 1.1 metre tall.
 
Jericho: The game is similar to the stacking game jenga where a tower of blocks is made and then each player removes one block at a time while being careful not to topple the tower. The game in its current form was invented in 1974 by Leslie Scott. It grew out of a childhood game created around a present of wooden building blocks purchased from a local wood craftsman in Ghana208 x 70 x 43mm and the pieces will weigh around 15 kilos. . In Ibn Battuta Mall, each block of the game will have a dimension of
   
Ludo: Ludo is a simplification of the traditional ‘Indian Cross’ and Circle game Pachisi, and it originally appeared in 1896. The game was patented in England. In the Caribbean, where the game is popular, it is usually called Ludi. In Sweden, the game is called Fia.
 
Snakes and Ladders:Snakes and ladders originated in Indiaplayers will take the place of the counters. The mat size will measure around three metres. as a game based on morality. This game made its way to England, and was eventually introduced in the United States of America by game-pioneer Milton Bradley in 1943. In the Giant Games Contest,
Hopscotch: Hopscotch is a simple childrenCs game which can be played with several players or alone. A court with linear squares interspersed with lateral squares is first drawn out. The first player tosses the marker (typically a stone, coin or bean bag) into the first square. The marker must land completely within the designated square and without touching a line or bouncing out. The player then hops through the course, skipping the square with the marker in it.

Email | Print

RECOMMEND THIS STORY

Your Vote 1 2 3 4 5

Average Rating

Add your own comment: