Looking for a traditional Mexican game? Mexico has a rich culture and in it there are many traditional games played by children and adults throughout the country. These traditional Mexican games are not only tremendously fun, but they are also educational and a great way to spend time with family and friends.
Here’s our list of traditional Mexican games, perfect for having a party full of fun, laughter and more!
Is a fun game of chance, which has typical images that are related to the tradition of the Mexico.
To play the “Mexican lottery”, you need:
- The 54 cards that contain special figures.
- The cards to mark.
- Seeds, pebbles, or something of similar size to fill the cardboard.
The game has a particular character, who is called a “screamer”, who is in charge of taking the 54 figures at random and saying them out loud.
The rules for this game are similar to those of bingo, you just have to mark each figure that is named on your card.
The objective of the game is to fill the table or cardboard that the player chooses before starting a game, in which he must complete a well-known pattern, forming diagonals or four in the same row, in Mexico, the most common is whoever fills first all the cardboard
The first of the players to complete the pattern and shout Loteria! wins, this indicates to the other children that the game has finished.
This game is also known as rayuela in some other places. It is a favorite for young children. It’s about learning to keep your balance.
for the game “avioncito” we are going to need:
- Chalk
- A backyard
- A rock, token, cloth, or something small to throw.
We are going to draw a small plane on the ground from squares. These are going to be numbered from 1 to 10 as seen in the image.
You will place yourself in front of number one and you will throw either the knotted rag, the token or the stone on one of the little plane’s squares, it doesn’t matter which one it is. (If you want to level up, you must throw it to number 1 and then to 2 and so on.) You can go making your own rules, such as if it does not land at the first time in the desired square, the turn is lost.
Once it lands on a square you will begin to jump with one foot, stepping on the squares and you will have to avoid stepping on the one with the pebble, if you step on it or lower the other foot, you lose. If you succeed, you must return in the same way, but when you pass by right there you must pick up your stone without losing your balance. If you succeed, you win that game, the idea is to accumulate the number of times it was achieved and see who has the highest number. that will be the winner
It is one of the most popular recreational activities that take place in schoolyards, parks and children’s parties, because the number of children who can participate is numerous.
The best thing about this game is there no items are needed and the rules are very easy, which makes it more fun for all children! However, it is better to have a wide space to run!
The game is all about running out so that no one from the other team touches you. In the event that this is the case, you are not directly disqualified, you are simply delighted, that is, you cannot move from the place where they left you. The only way to get back into the game is for one of your teammates to touch you and say “disenchanted”, so you can run again, the idea is to save your teammates in the same way. The game is over or they lose if the time they gave for that round runs out or until everyone on the team is delighted. In some variants a safety zone can be included, that is, an end where the players can avoid being touched, but to make it more dynamic they can establish that they do not remain for very long times ( 30 sec or 1 min).
Cartoons (Caricaturas presenta).
One of the best party games is the also known Caricachupas.
Caricachupas or Caricaturas present is one of the funniest and most famous games in the world. One of the points in favor of this game is that it is not necessary to use cards, boards, or such things, since your retention capacity, ingenuity, and knowledge will save you.
This game is often played to the following song:
Cartoons (everyone claps twice)
Introduce (everyone claps twice)
Names of (everyone claps twice)
They name the category. For example: Fruits (everyone claps twice)
Apple (everyone claps twice)
Peach (everyone claps twice)
And so on until someone repeats or makes a mistake.
- La categoría puede ser sobre cualquier cosa: marcas de zapatos, automóviles, teléfonos móviles, frutas, deportes, países, etc.
- Cada jugador deberá mencionar una palabra sobre la categoría.
- El jugador que se equivoque, repita o se quede sin palabras al cabo de unos segundos queda descalificado.
The best thing about this game is that you can add whatever rules you want and play it at any party!
Pluck little onions. (Arranca cebollitas)
The “arranca cebollitas” is part of the best traditional Mexican games for older children and adults, since it tests the physical strength of all those who participate in the activity.
In the game of “pluck the onions” there is the farmer, a child who offers himself or is chosen from the group; there are also the onions, which are ready to be sold.
The buyer must pluck the onions that he buys, for this he will have to try with all his might until one of the vegetables falls out of its place in the row.
The rules of the game are:
- The onions should be attached to a tree, pillar, or something similar, so that they cannot be uprooted.
- The way to pluck the onions is by taking the waist and pulling back, so that it is released from the tree.
- Each plucked onion is left in a place indicated by the farmers.
- After having plucked all the onions, they switch roles.
- The group that does the job in less time wins.
- Be careful with smaller girls and boys so as not to hurt them.
Broken Phone (Telefono Descompuesto)
The “broken phone” game is an activity that can be done sitting on a bench or around a table, it is ideal for closed spaces or rainy days when you have to stay at home to play.
- Determine how many participants will play
- Choose the participant who will issue the message
- Make a line or circle so that the message is transmitted
- The player chosen to deliver the message will think about it individually
- The player emits the message to the first of the row or circle to start the game
- The message is transmitted from one person’s ear to another
- The message reaches the last participant
- The last player calls out the message they received
- The final message is compared with the initial one to see if it was broken or not.
It can be played in teams, the team that has passed the message correctly until the end will win.
Everyone has played “Papa caliente” at least once in their lives. It is an old game, but one that is always remembered.
You will need:
- A small bean bag, or a raw potato, or a ball or ball-shaped stuffed sock
- Imagination
Arrange all the players in a circle. If there are only two players, ask them to sit facing each other. Pass the bean bag (or raw potato, or ball) around the circle (or back and forth) pretending it’s a hot potato with smoke coming out of it. Play music while this is happening. When the music stops, the person holding the bean bag is out of the game. The last person in the circle is the winner.
Fiestas by Kristy 