Recreational Activities Overview

Activities done during leisure time for enjoyment, amusement, pleasure, or health benefits.

It's the time spent in a favorite activity that refreshes and diverts you from daily routines.

Recreating the body, mind, and spirit through physical effort and activity.

Recreating the mind with minimal physical exertion.

People actively participate in the leisure activity.

People observe or watch the leisure activity.

Activities that require little or no physical movement, like reading, painting, or playing board games.

Activities that involve significant physical effort, like basketball, skateboarding, or running.

Activities done inside. Examples include basketball, chess, swimming, singing, watching movies, and many more.

Activities done outside. Examples include nature walks, river rafting, camping, hiking, fishing, cycling, and many more.

Games commonly played in the Philippines, usually using simple materials or instruments.

A popular Filipino street game, also known as Presohan.

A semi-flattened empty tin or plastic container used in Tumbang Preso.

A large object used to knock over the Preso in Tumbang Preso. It can be a slipper or a shoe.

The throwing line where players stand before throwing the Pamato.

A game that requires at least three players to compete by throwing the Pamato at the Preso.

A Filipino game where one team tries to pass through designated lines without being tagged by the opposing team, using a system of perpendicular lines.

A popular game in the Philippines where players try to knock down a tin (called "presa") with a small object (called "pamato"). The player who knocks down the tin becomes the new "prisoner". The prisoner must put the can back up before tagging any players.

The player designated as the "prisoner" after a round of throwing.

A player becomes the "prisoner" if their "pamato" is close enough to the can for the prisoner to step on both with one foot.

Players try to pass through designated lines without being tagged, with a system where one team guards these lines.

A team is composed of 5 players and a coach. The official of the game is the scorer, timekeeper, and 5 linesmen.

The objective is to accumulate points by successfully passing the lines without getting tagged by the line guard. The team that successfully completes the most crossings wins.

A traditional Filipino game played with a shuttlecock called a 'sipa' that must be kicked repeatedly to prevent it from touching the ground.

A strategy game played on a board with a grid of 64 squares, where each player controls 16 pieces with unique movement abilities.

The goal of chess is to checkmate the opponent's king, meaning the king is under attack with no escape.

A chess playing style that emphasizes taking risks and aggressive attacks.

A popular chess playing style from the 15th to the 18th centuries characterized by bold and aggressive attacks.

The organization responsible for promoting and overseeing chess worldwide.

A chess game where a player must move a piece on their turn, no skipping allowed.

The process of capturing an opponent's piece by moving one of your pieces onto its square.

A situation in chess where the king is under attack (threatened by a capture) but cannot escape the attack.

When a king cannot avoid capture, it's checkmated, and the game immediately ends.

A situation in chess where the player to move has no legal move and his king is not in check.

A special move in chess where the king and rook move simultaneously. The conditions are: The king and rook haven't moved yet, the king isn't in check, and all squares between them are empty.

When a pawn reaches the opposite end of the board, it must promote to a more powerful piece of your choice, like a queen, rook, bishop, or knight.

A chess piece that can move one square in any direction. The knight is the only piece that can jump over other pieces.

A piece used to record the moves of a chess game.

Specialized clocks used in chess to time the moves of each player. They work in pairs, and only one clock is running at a time.