Tumbang Preso

Tumbang preso or Presohan in the Luzon, and Tumba-Patis or Tumba-Lata in most Visayan
regions (in English Hit The Can). This also one of the popular Filipino street games played by
children using their slippers to hit a tin can at the center.

Like other Filipino traditional games, members take the following roles: one as the taya (it),
someone who takes the role of a-player-at-stake and holds the responsibility of the Lata (tin
can), and; the two others as the players striking. The game is performed by having the players
use a pamato (which uses one's own slipper) to strike the tin that is held beside the taya.

As to how the game cycles, the taya, is obliged to catch another player to take over their
position of running after the tin that keeps from throwing away by the strikes of the players.
Nevertheless, the taya is only privileged to do so only if the player is holding on their way
a pamato and when the tin is on its upright position. Hence, running after another player is
keeping an eye to the tin can's position. As for the players, they have their whole time striking
the tin can and running away from the taya, keeping themselves safe with their pamato since
making the tin fell down helps another player from recovering. Instances like having everyone
had their turns over is biggest climax of the game that leads them to panic, since the taya has
all their rights to capture whether the players have a hold of their pamato or not.

However, mechanics also give each side privileges. Within the roadway or streets as the area
being performed, the taya take its place on one side held its tin centered on the ground while
on the other end is bound by a line that limits the player when throwing. Breaking rules to the
players give way for the taya to have their overturn, like: stepping on or outside the boundary
line when throwing; kicking the tin; striking the tin without having oneself reaching the line; or
even touching it.

In other versions, especially those in Visayan regions and Southern Luzon, is of complexity for
the part of the taya. The latter has to make the tin can stand upright together with its
own pamato on the top of it which also adds up to the mechanics of the game. The tendency is
that even when the taya has already made everything stood up but when the slipper will fall
from the tin, they is not allowed catching anybody unless he hurriedly put it back to its position.
Tsato / Siyato
Tsato (stick game) Two players, one flat stick (usually 3 feet (0.91 m)) and one short flat piece
of wood (4 inches (100 mm) usually a piece cut from the flat stick).

Player A becomes the hitter and Player B as the catcher. It is played outside on the ground
where one digs a small square hole (which is slanted), where they put the small wood so that it
sticks out.

Player A hits the wood with the stick so that it catches air enough to be hit by the stick.
The further the wood gets hit the more points one gets (usually counted by the number of stick
length).

If Player A risks, he may try to add a multiplier to his score. By hitting the wood upwards twice
in one turn before striking it forward, the points will then be counted by the number of wood
length instead.

Player B on the other hand has to anticipate and catch the small piece of wood to nullify the
points and become his turn or looks forward to Player A to miss hitting the wood.

Sometimes the losing player is punished. The penalty is hopping on one foot from a designated
spot marked by the winning player. This is done again by hitting the wood with the stick in
midair as far away as possible. The spot where it lands is where the losing player starts until he
reaches the hole.