{"id":415,"date":"2009-10-10T20:52:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-10T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/povojournal\/?p=415"},"modified":"2009-10-10T20:52:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-10T19:52:00","slug":"zimbabwe-childrens-games-of-the-90s-hwishu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/povo.africa\/journal\/zimbabwe-childrens-games-of-the-90s-hwishu\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe children&#8217;s games of the 90s &#8211; Hwishu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A ball game similar to cricket in concept where you have two teams, \u2018X\u2019 represents one team and the dots [C] are the opposition. It can be played by an even number of players from four upwards. The more the merrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game consists of team [X] which gathers in a large circle where it is on the offensive.<br>The defending team [C] stands in strategic positions behind the score line [F].<br>Player A then rolls the ball towards team X.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A player from [X] then comes out and kicks the ball as far as possible before the whole team runs towards the score line and back to the home base where they are safe. A player kicks the ball only once for each roll.<br>One completed cycle will be worth 1 point.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The defensive team then collect the ball and try to strike a player before he makes it back to the home base.<br>Players can also be eliminated if they kick the ball in the air and the opposition catches it in the air, bounces it and shout &#8220;Hwishu!\u201d<br>If a player kicks outside a defined boundary ( usually someone\u2019s yard) or kicks the ball and it fails to go past the score line then he is eliminated.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the offensive team accrues a certain number of points then those who have been eliminated get a second \u2018life\u2019.<br>Once games limit is reached, everyone who was eliminated would have to run from the sidelines into home base for a second life.<br>The opposing team then attempts to strike the players running back to home base before they do so.<br>Once all have been eliminated the two teams then swap sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A ball game similar to cricket in concept where you have two teams, \u2018X\u2019 represents one team and the dots [C] are the opposition. 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