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Traditional Children's Games: Games of Consequence These
games are played in groups. As a consequence of
something which happens in the game, a player must
do something silly.For example, if a spinning
bottle points to a player after it stops or a
player is left holding the ball at a given point in
the game, that player then has to pay the
consequence—usually sing a song or perform a
silly action. Here is a game of consequence from
Colombia.
(Spin the Bottle) Camilo Angel from Colombia The game of Spin the Bottle is very popular all around the world. The rules differ in each country, but basically it is the same game. In Colombia, we play a spin the bottle game called La Verdad, o Se Atreve. You need at least four people to play this game. It is played by young people and also by adolescent people. One person is chosen to spin the bottle the first time. The
first person to play spins the bottle. When the
bottle stops spinning, it points to a second
person. The first person then asks the second
person to perform a funny action. A third person
then takes his turn and spins the bottle. The game
continues that way.
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