Tıp Oyunu - Freezing Game

Tren Oyunu - Train Game

This is played by two children. The players each have a pen and paper, and write the numbers from 1 – 10 in a row, with space between. One of the players then writes a number between 1 and 10 on the back side of his paper, and asks his opponent to guess the number. For example, if he thinks of the number “5” and his friend doesn’t guess correctly, then he draws a line over the number “5” on his sheet. If his friend guesses it, then he may not draw a line. Then the turn goes to his opponent. The next line will be on the side, under, and on the other side, i.e. to make a square (a “wagon”) around the number. When all the numbers are enclosed in squares, the “train” then the train “leaves the station.” The one who manages to complete his train first wins. He then picks up his “train” and says “tooooooooooot!” -Trabzon

Tuğara / Tulgara

This game is usually played at night, by both girls and boys. The players divide into two teams of equal numbers. They play “heads or tails” to decide which team will hide. The players who are “it” go into a square drawn on the ground and count to three hundred. During this time the other team hides somewhere all together. When the counting is done, the “it” team goes looking for them. When they find them, they yell “tuğara / tulgara tulgara tulgara!” (These words bear some resemblance to the word “tangara,” the name for idols during the Turks’ Shamanistic period.) Even if only one of those hiding is seen, the teams then switch places. -Bayburt