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Sepak Takraw is a kind of ball games and mostly just like a volleyball game. According to its history, it was originated in Southeast Asia. Unlike volleyball, Sepak Takraw do not use a hand in this game. With a literal translation of ‘Kick Ball’, 3 players compete against their opposition on a volleyball style court with a net across the middle. Unlike volleyball, in Sepak Takraw, players are not allowed to use their hands to play the ball and are required to use their feet, head, knees and chest to touch the ball. Popular across Southeast Asia, it is particularly popular in Malaysia where it is locally known as 'Sepak Raga' and Thailand where it is called 'Takraw'. The objective of this game is for one team to score more points than their opposition by causing their opponents to commit a fault, resulting in a score being awarded. The game is being considered more of an art in which the aim is not to beat any opposition, but to keep the ball aloft in increasingly interesting and graceful ways. Now here are some rules of Sepak Takraw.

Rules of Sepak Takraw

• Games of Sepak Takraw shall be played by two teams of three players.
• Games should be played on a court that fits the regulation size and markings as set out by ITSAF, with an official Sepak Takraw ball.
• The team to serve first is decided by a coin toss before the match commences.
• Play begins when the server is thrown the ball by a teammate and must then kick the ball over the net whilst keeping one foot in the service circle.
• Players may only touch the ball with their feet, head, knees and chest. Touching the ball with the hand or any other part of the body can result in a fault and a point for the opposition.
• Each team is allowed a maximum of three touches of the ball to return it back over the net without letting it touch the ground.
• Failure to return the ball over the net before it hits the ground results in a point to the opposition.
• Points are always scored in Sepak Takraw by the opposition faulting, and they can do this in a number of ways (see above).
• The first team to reach 21 points wins a set. The first team to win two sets is declared the winner.

Pocket "Pool" and Carom "Billiards"?

One of my friends ask me about the difference between pocket or simple called “Pool” and the carom or “Billiard”. That is why I made this blog. Because at the first place, I don’t know what to say about this game although yes I played this game but the only thing that I know is that this game is fun and interesting for me. Not knowing what really difference between the two. So I find a time to have a research and I found out that both carom billiards and pocket billiards (pool) are cue sports. The game is played with a stick called a cue, which developed from a golf-club-like implement called the mace by the mid-1800s. Modern billiard cues have leather tips, are usually wooden, are often hand-made, and may have inlaid or other decorations. As with carom billiards, but pool cues on average are a little longer than carom cues, and have slightly smaller tips. Amateur league play has spawned a market for mass-produced and reasonably inexpensive but attractive cues. Moreover, carom billiards is a type of cue sport played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls on a pocket less billiard table. The term is also sometimes applied the all cue sports as a class, or to specific games such as English billiards. Historically a gentleman’s game, Billiards was developed in the 19th century as a game of skill for men to play and wager on while enjoying a cigar in a private club. Points in billiards are scored by striking your opponent’s cue ball and vary based on the difficulty of the shot.  Rather than the white cue ball found in pool, cue balls in billiards are colored to make it easy to tell your cue from your opponent’s. Pool or pocket billiards is a popular variant of billiards played with a cue stick with usually 16 balls (or a subset thereof) on a pool table with 6 pockets. The game of pool developed out of billiards and was originally considered a common man’s game.  A pool game has a single white cue ball and fifteen additional balls of different colors.  Balls are numbered and are either solid or white with a colored stripe.  There are several variations of pool, but the objective of all of them is sinking your balls in the pockets before your opponent can. Pool tables have a pocket at each corner as well as a pocket at the center of each of the long sides.  Just like the game of billiards, pool players consider the angle of each possible shot.  Using techniques with names such as English or Masse’ players hit the cue ball to create spin, curve or velocity and hit a specific ball or series of balls on the table. So these are all the difference between pocket “pool” or carom “billiard”.

The Sweetest CHESS

   

 Today I want to show you this game that I also playing when I am bored. Me together with my best friend played this game. So to say we really love to play this kind of game. This game is a kind of broad game that our mental ability is present to this game. I believe, for me, it is not a boring game. So this game is called CHESS. So first what is this kind of game. As far as I know and according to what I have research. A chessboard is the type of game board used for the game of chess, on which the chess pawns and pieces are placed. A chessboard is usually square in shape, with an alternating pattern of squares in two colors which are usually black and white. Traditionally wooden boards are made of unstained light and dark brown woods. To reduce cost, many boards are made with veneers of more expensive woods glued to an inner piece of plywood or chipboard. A variety of colors combinations are used for plastic, vinyl, and silicone boards. Common dark-light combinations are black and white, as well as brown, green or blue with buff or cream. Materials vary widely; while wooden boards are generally used in high-level games; vinyl, plastic, and cardboard are common for less important tournaments and matches and for home use. Decorative glass and marble boards are rarely permitted for games conducted by national or international chess federations. When they are permitted, they must meet various criteria.           

     In western chess the board has a square shape, with its side being divided into eight parts, resulting in a total of sixty-four squares. For variants, the total number of squares may range from nine to one hundred and twelve. Each individual square of the board can be identified using chess notation, which may be descriptive, algebraic, or numeric. For two-dimensional boards, each horizontal row of squares is called a rank, each vertical column of squares is called a file, and each oblique line of squares of the same color is called a diagonal. Now here is somehow rules of chess.

     The rules or laws of chess are rules governing the play of the game of chess. While the exact origins of chess are unclear, modern rules first took form during the Middle Ages. The rules continued to be slightly modified until the early 19th century, when they reached essentially their current form. The rules also varied somewhat from place to place. Slight modifications are made by some national organizations for their own purposes. 

     Chess is a two-player board game utilizing a chessboard and sixteen pieces of six types for each player. Each type of piece moves in a distinct way. The goal of the game is to checkmate (threaten with inescapable capture) the opponent's king. Games do not necessarily end in checkmate; players often resign if they believe they will lose. A game can also end in a draw in several ways. Besides the basic moves of the pieces, rules also govern the equipment used, time control, conduct and ethics of players, accommodations for physically challenged players, and recording of moves using chess notation. Procedures for resolving irregularities that can occur during a game are provided as well.

Volleyball

Hello my friends!! This time I want to share one of my favorite sports which is volleyball. When I was second year philosophy I was a volleyball varsity but now I’m already not a varsity. That was my first time to play volleyball. In fact, it was a very unforgettable moment in my life to become a varsity of volleyball even I do not know how to play this game. So I tried my best to give myself to participate in every training. At first, it was a very hard to accept that I will become varsity of volleyball because as what I have said I do not know how to play volleyball. Even volleyball itself I do not know. The only thing that I know to this game is of course it is a ball game with 6 players. Then one time during practice my team leader discuss about the play. According to him, volleyball is a popular team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.

The complete set of rules are extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court.  The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to 3 times, but individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively. Typically, the first two touches are used to set up for an attack, an attempt to direct the ball back over the net in such a way that the serving team is unable to prevent it from being grounded in their court.

The rally continues, with each team allowed as many as three consecutive touches, until either (1): a team makes a kill, grounding the ball on the opponent's court and winning the rally; or (2): a team commits a fault and loses the rally. The team that wins the rally is awarded a point and serves the ball to start the next rally. A few of the most common faults include:

• causing the ball to touch the ground or floor outside the opponents' court or without first passing over the net;
• catching and throwing the ball;
• double hit: two consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same player;
• four consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same team; 
• net foul: touching the net during play;

·         foot fault: the foot crosses over the boundary line when serving.

The ball is usually played with the hands or arms, but players can legally strike or push (short contact) the ball with any part of the body. A number of consistent techniques have evolved in volleyball, including spiking and blocking (because these plays are made above the top of the net, the vertical jump is an athletic skill emphasized in the sport) as well as passing, setting, and specialized player positions and offensive and defensive structures.

This is volleyball, for me this is now a good sport. Ever since I know how to play this game I tell to myself that I want to play volleyball always. So, I ask you do you love to play volleyball?

GG na!!!

Game of the Generals also known as GG or GOG is also my favorite indoor games. I started to play this game when I am third year High School. That time I just observing my classmate who played this game and I tried to understand the game. Then, after that moment I played that game. At first, I thought the game was very easy to understand but I can say it was hard. I thought to eliminate the flag of my opponent or to maneuver own flag to the other end of the board where it lands to a space with no enemy piece/s beside is very easy to do. But I was wrong you need the what so called tactics. In this game there 2 players and 1 arbiter. In GG I need to use logic to read the moves of my opponent. Here are the no. of pieces and its functions according to my research.

Pieces	No. of Pieces	Function
General of the Army (Five Stars)	1	Eliminates any lower-ranking officer, the Private, and the Flag.
General (Four Stars)	1	Eliminates any lower-ranking officer, the Private, and the Flag.
Lieutenant General (Three Stars)	1	Eliminates any lower-ranking officer, the Private, and the Flag.
Major General (Two Stars)	1	Eliminates any lower-ranking officer, the Private, and the Flag.
Brigadier General (One Star)	1	Eliminates any lower-ranking officer, the Private, and the Flag.
Colonel (Three Magdalo 7-Ray Suns)	1	Eliminates any lower-ranking officer, the Private, and the Flag.
Lieutenant Colonel (Two Magdalo 7-Ray Suns)	1	Eliminates any lower-ranking officer, the Private, and the Flag.
Major (One Magdalo 7-Ray Sun)	1	Eliminates any lower-ranking officer, the Private, and the Flag.
Captain (Three Magdalo Triangles)	1	Eliminates any lower-ranking officer, the Private, and the Flag.
1st Lieutenant (Two Magdalo Triangles)	1	Eliminates any lower-ranking officer, the Private, and the Flag.
2nd Lieutenant (One Magdalo Triangle)	1	Eliminates the Sergeant, the Private, and the Flag.
Sergeant (Three Chevrons)	1	Eliminates the Private, and the Flag.
Private (One Chevron)	6	Eliminates the Spy, and the Flag.
Spy (Two Prying Eyes)	2	Eliminates all officers from the rank of Sergeant up to 5-Star General and the Flag.
Flag (Philippine Flag)	1	Eliminates the opposing Flag as long as it takes the aggressive action against the enemy Flag.

Note: If both soldiers are of equal rank, both are eliminated (colloquially termed as a "split"

Now, we already know the pieces and its functions of this game so we can already play this game. But in order to do that we need to read the moves of our opponent so that we can outrank his pieces by our pieces. If we do not have any idea of what is his pieces you must test first so that you probably know his pieces. If we do this the game will end very soon. Then, if love this game, let us do this together. Lets go!!!!

MLBB eSports (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang)

Mobile Legends is one of the most popular mobile games in the Philippines as well as in the rest of the other country. Since last year I love to play this online game. although it is not a kind of physical games like basketball but this game is free-to-play for mobile users. Meaning it was an mobile game and at the same time an online game. For me, it makes more accessible compared to other online games.

Most gamers in the Philippines and even in the other country play in Internet because it is more affordable than buying and maintaining their own computers. With Mobile Legends being playable anywhere with just their phones, it is no wonder that the game has been so popular in the region. I did not deny that even me I love to play this game. In fact, believe me or not by playing this game I forgot my problems. And maybe this is also the reason why many people played this game. According to one of my classmates only in this game that he used to become more strong and even speaks a bad words. Then someone asked me what is this game? And how to play this game? So, in order for me to have an answer I searched something about this game.

According to my research this game follows in the steps of multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games such as Dota 2 or League of Legends, the two top eSports titles for computer, which boosted its popularity. Mobile Legends was developed by Moonton and was released for Android and iOS back in 2016. Bang Bang is a multi-player (5 vs 5) online battle arena (MOBA), the game designed for mobile phones. The two opposing teams fight to reach and destroy the enemy's base while defending their own base for control of a path, the three "lanes" known as "top", "middle" and "bottom", which connects the bases. Weaker computer-controlled characters, called "minions", spawn at team bases and follow the three lanes to the opposite team's base, fighting enemies and turrets.

In each team, there are five players who control each an avatar, known as a "hero", from their own device. All the players use a strong tactic in order to defeat the opponent. Heroes can be grouped into 6 different roles, Marksman, Assassin, Mage, Support, Fighter and Tank. Now if you also loved to play this online game what would you say something about ML?

Basketball

Basketball is my passion. I do love to play this kind of sport even though I am not like that very good in playing this game. Unlike my brothers they are very good and strong in playing this sport but  I always play this game because as what I have said I love this game. This year, I am already fourth year college I still played this game even though I am not varsity in my school. I did not stop playing this game. So now, I want to give you some facts about this game according to my research. Basketball is a team sport. Two teams of five players each try to score by shooting a ball through a hoop elevated 10 feet above the ground. The game is played on a rectangular floor called the court, and there is a hoop at each end. The court is divided into two main sections by the mid-court line. The ball is moved down the court toward the basket by passing or dribbling. The team with the ball is called the offense. The team without the ball is called the defense. They try to steal the ball, contest shots, steal and deflect passes, and garner rebounds.

When a team makes a basket, they score two points and the ball goes to the other team. If a basket, or field goal, is made outside of the three-point arc, then that basket is worth three points. A free throw is worth one point. Free throws are awarded to a team according to some formats involving the number of fouls committed in a half and/or the type of foul committed. Fouling a shooter always results in two or three free throws being awarded the shooter, depending upon where he was when he shot. If he was beyond the three-point line, then he gets three shots. Other types of fouls do not result in free throws being awarded until a certain number have accumulated during a half. Once that number is reached, then the player who was fouled is awarded a '1-and-1' opportunity. If he makes his first free throw, he gets to attempt a second. If he misses the first shot, the ball is live on the rebound.

Moreover, each game is divided into sections. All levels have two halves. In college, each half is twenty minutes long. In high school and below, the halves are divided into eight (and sometimes, six) minute quarters. In the pros, quarters are twelve minutes long. There is a gap of several minutes between halves. Gaps between quarters are relatively short. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, then overtime periods of various lengths are played until a winner emerges

Each team is assigned a basket or goal to defend. This means that the other basket is their scoring basket. At halftime, the teams switch goals. The game begins with one player from either team at center court. A referee will toss the ball up between the two. The player that gets his hands on the ball will tip it to a teammate. This is called a tip-off. In addition to stealing the ball from an opposing player, there are other ways for a team to get the ball. One such way is if the other team commits a foul or violation.

This  foul or violation includes all the illegal and physical contact that are not allowed to this game. This major violations are hitting, slapping, pushing, holding and illegal screening. Now, If a player is shooting while a being fouled, then he gets two free throws if his shot doesn't go in, but only one free throw if his shot does go in.

It is true that in basketball there are more fun. That is why I do love this sport. But you what is your sports passion? Every 4:00–5:00 in the afternoon, me and my brothers are always played this kind of ball games. In this game I believe every time I played this game I am able to know more about my brothers. Like, we share in the same happiness. But we cannot deny the fact that there is really a moment that rivalry takes upon during the game because of misunderstanding upon the violations. But I can say that after the game we already forgot what had happened inside that court. That is one mystery that I believe what ever happened inside the court happened at once.