Walking out to my car the other morning, I noticed a hopscotch game chalked onto the sidewalk. It’s summer, so I figured, “No big deal”… until I started reading it, and suddenly realized:
This was no ordinary hopscotch board.
It appears that some of the neighborhood kids (or maybe their parents? I can’t tell) had created the
WORLD’S BEST HOPSCOTCH GAME.
As you’ll soon see, it’s dice-based, so I don’t know if you can technically call it hopscotch, but it stretched halfway down the block, and so, like a (slightly weird, creepy) nerd, I walked its entire length taking pictures of each “tile.”
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Subtitles are provided, as some of the chalk colors — pink, in particular — didn’t show up so well on the iPhone cam.
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START
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ROLL AGAIN
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DO 20 PUSH UPS
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DO THE DANCE — 1 2 3. SQUAT 4
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GO TO THE START — MWAHAHAHA!!!
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RUN TO THE LAMP POST AND BACK
(Did you notice the kicky little sneakers on the bottom?)
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TALK IN A BRITISH ACCENT UNTIL YOU PASS THE TINY MAN HOLE
(My absolute favorite. It’s the mustache and the tea.)
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JUMP LIKE A FROG UNTIL YOU ROLL A 3 OR 5
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JUMP ON 1 LEG, TOUCH THE X, AND HOP BACK OVER THERE
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YELL “I’M A PRETTY LITTLE PRINCESS”
(Another favorite.)
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SING “FRIDAY” UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN
(Notice the angry grimace on the face. If I landed on this square, I’d be angry, too.)
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THE OTHER PLAYER GETS TO KICK YOU IN THE BUTT
(Did I mention how fantastic this game is?!)
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MOVE BACK 3 SPACES (BOO HOO!)
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BE CAREFUL. THERE IS A LITTLE MAN IN THERE. KICK HIM THEN MOVE UP 2 SPACES
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SPIN LIKE THIS FOR 20 SECONDS
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FAKE CRY UNTIL YOU ROLL A 6
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PICK UP AND THROW IN FRONT OF YOU
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PLAY TIC-TAC-TOE WITH THE OTHER PLAYER. WHOEVER WINS GETS TO MOVE 3 SPACES
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ROLL AGAIN: 1 – 5 = (MOVE BACK 1 – 5 SPACES) 6 = SING: TRA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA I GOT YOUR PIZZA –> AND STAY <–
(Well, of course! The Pizza Song!)
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GO BACK TO THE START (HA)
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STAY LIKE THIS UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN
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TELL A JOKE & IF THE OTHER PLAYER DOESN’T LAUGH MOVE BACK 1 SPACE
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FREE STYLE! DANCE 1. 2.
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RUN ACROSS THE STREET AND BACK, IF YOUR OPPONENT REACHES HERE BEFORE YOU, GO WHERE THEY WERE
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YOU WIN
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I think we ALL win on this one.
Wow, that sure shows originality and creativity. Some physical action, some singing and dancing – what could be wrong with that? (Sorry, channelling Dawn from “Once More With Feeling” with that last bit.)
I WANNA PLAY!
I wrote a comment then my laptop spazzed and I can’t do it again, I just can’t.
Really good hopscotch tho.
Thanks for documenting this fantastic game!
Best. Game. EVER!