1. Bowling – What is Bowling?
It was discovered by the British anthropologist, Sir Flinders Petrie. Bowling has been traced to articles found in the tomb of an Egyptian child buried in 5200 B.C. There are 5 types of Bowling (10-Pin Bowling, 9-Pin Bowling, 5-Pin Bowling, Candlepin Bowling, and Duckpin Bowling). The player single game consists of 10 “frames” with each frame consisting of two chances to knock down ten pins. Once the player knocks down each pin it earns a point, while you can also score extra points by hitting “strikes” or “spares”.
2. Billiards
The earliest recorded playing form of billiards was in France in the 1340s. The term billiards comes from the French, root words are either “billart” which is one of the sticks, or “billie” which means ball. It evolved from a lawn game similar to the croquet and it was moved indoors to a wooden table with green cloth to simulate grass. The goal of this game is to score more points than your opponent, reaching the agreed amount that is needed to win the game.
3. Badminton
Since 1992, badminton has been an Olympic sport, with bird speeds reaching 100 m.p.h. How it was played? Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racket so that it passes over the net and once the shuttlecock has struck the ground a rally ends. Badminton was closely related to a children’s game called battledore (bat or paddle) and shuttlecock.
4. Archery
The word comes from the Latin “Arcus”, meaning ‘bow’. The game was a sport involving shooting arrows with a bow, either at an inanimate target or in hunting. Archery rooted in accuracy which makes it a fun and easy way to improve hand-eye coordination skills, upper body strength, core stability, and balance.
5. Chess
The game originated in northern India in around 6th to 8th century and spread to Persia. Back then the game was known as “Chatrang” and it was changed over the centuries by the Arabs. The objective of the game is to capture the opponent’s king. The game is played by two opponents on a checkerboard with specially designed pieces of contrasting color, commonly white and black.
