Traditional Indian street game

Kallangal (Five Stones)

Kallangal is the game of five stones: toss one up, scoop the others off the floor, and catch it before it falls. It is played sitting on a doorstep or a verandah floor, and all it needs is quick hands and five smooth pebbles.

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How it's played on the street

Scatter five small stones on the floor.
Pick up one stone and toss it up. Before it comes down, pick up one stone from the floor with the same hand, then catch the tossed one.
Keep going until all four floor stones are picked up, one at a time.
In the next rounds, pick them up two at a time, then three and one, then all four at once.
Miss a catch, or touch a stone you did not mean to pick up, and the turn passes.
Players often add harder rounds, like catching on the back of the hand. The first to finish every round wins.

Other names

Anchankal Tamil
Gutte
Jacks English
Knucklebones English

How it plays in Vilayo

Toss, grab and catch the stones with the quickest hands on the steps. Like every game in Vilayo, it is built in real 3D, and the touch controls do what your hands would do on the street.

Levels are short, and each one gives up to three stars. Easy, Medium and Hard tiers bring new grounds and harder challenges, and the whole game plays offline.