Gobak Sodor (Go Back Trough The Door)-Traditional game

Go Back Trough The Door - Traditional Games

Traditional Game gobag Sodor is certainly familiar to the children of Javanese society is now aged 30 years and over. Familiar game among children in the 1970s is often played by boys or adults sometimes by the Java community in times of leisure time, especially when the full moon night. One of the activities to fill a full moon usually by playing the traditional form of Dolanan gobag Dolanan Sodor. This game was also already recorded in Baoesastra (dictionary) Java in 1939 written by WJSPoerwadarminto publications J.B. Wolters' Uitgevers Maatschappij, N.V. Groningen, Batavia. In the dictionary it is listed on page 158, mentioned

only in terms gobag, which explains as a kind of children's games. In the Java community is often also called the game gobag Sodor.

Games gobag Sodor takes place rather broad, at least to play gobag Sodor requires extensive field of about 6 meters x 15 meters. Though the house is now rarely have an area that page. So it is not strange if the game is getting today gobag Sodor rarely played by kids now because of limited land. In addition, this game requires a considerable number of children to play, at least 80-10 children. When the past, many children still have time to spare so they can play together. But now, children have a large selection of toys, making it difficult to play with the group. Although this game actually has an edge in social attitudes. 

Children are invited to cooperate with friends to play. In addition, the game also requires players to be playing in the game and sportsmanship should not be fraudulent or selfish. Children are also required to play the energetic nature of this game because it's fast.How to play gobag Sodor including quite easy. Before playing, usually the kids who want to play looking for land to play a fairly broad and flat. Above the land is then drawn lines with a width of 6 square meters and a length of 15 meters. 

Rectangular box was then split into two parts equal in length to the size of each of 3 meters. Then the length is also subdivided into 4 sections, each section with a width of 3 meters as well. In addition, in the middle of the line is also drawn to the front and back of each of about 2-3 meters. Then be ground to play gobag Sodor. Usually the earlier times children make lines gobag Sodor with jugs of water to make it more durable and not easily erased. But can also be sprinkled with soft limestone that has been underlined with a stick or wooden or bamboo. 

 After that, the kids are playing, for example, 10 children must be divided by 2 squads.Each team consists of 5 children. Chairman of the team do? Parachute? to determine the winner. Once done? Parachute?, Then the winner will play the first team to put ourselves in both the front line in the left or right at the end of the line Sodor. While the loser put yourself in their respective transverse to keep the kids going to the rear. One player who lost Sodor must charge of guarding the line (center line that divides the two parts of the right and left).

After all is ready, the children who served as Sodor and guard the front lines trying to touch the children who had to start. After that the children who had a turn to play should strive through every line that guarded the opponent. Children who had a turn to play should try to line up the rear and return to the front lines. These children should also try to avoid the guards that keep the players touch each line. If there are two children who had a turn to play is in one box, then the opposing player may lock. While other children are playing should not be to finish first, before the children are locked gate. If the child who played last escape from the trap, then the other children can go to the finish and is considered the winner. 

 But if there are children who have been touched by the opponent's turn to play before the other children to finish, it is considered lost and had to take turns playing. And so on. If there is a winning team, usuallyawarded a sling from the opponent to play. The distance is determined by the two arms of the playing squad. Traditional games gobag Sodor indeed one of the cheap games without having to spend money. But unfortunately, the game is already considered old-fashioned and is rarely played by kids today. Although it is possible, sometimes still be found all around us, but usually within the framework of celebrations or festivals game seventeen children.