Satoliya (The seven stone)SatoliyaSatoliya is now commonly known as Lagori is the game of seven stone. This is not known much by other countries as it was played in the villages of India which then found its way in the Urban area.This game is also known by other names like :a)ikorib)Lagooric) Lingocha !"yderabad)d)Lingorchya !#aharashtra)e)$itthu !"aryana)f) Satoliya !%a&asthan)g)Satodiya !'u&arat)h)(edu $enkulata !)ndra $radesh)i)abba *ali !*erala)&)+,hu *allu !Tamil -adu)Things Required to Play :.)) ball : Tennis ball or rubber ball types !not to hard)/)0 stones : If not stones then its substitute.1)Two teams . #inimum / 2 1 players in each team. #ore the players3 a lot more fun.How To Play : .)To start the game two team with e4ual number of players are re4uired./)To decide who shall take the attacking role 5rst3 a coin is tossed.1)Seven stones or any of the substitutes should be on top of each other as a pile within a circle. The defending team will take their positions for the 5elding purpose. The position of 5elding team will be wicket keeper who will be standingbehind the stones and others around the stones randomly as 5elders stand in cricket. )ll the players belonging to the attacking team will be taking their position behind the crease line in an appropriate distance away from the pile of stones.6)The attacking team will be getting three chances to hit the pile of stones with the ball in either of the ways i.e. underarm or overarm 3 to knock the pile of stones.7)The attacking team has to hit the pile of stones in three hit.a)8pponent player catches the ball in one tip and stones are not destructed then the player will be out and the ne9t player will come.b)If the opponent player can not catch the ball and stones are also not destructed3 then he will get another chance up to three. )fter three chances he will be out and the ne9t player will attack.c) If the opponent player catches the ball and also stones are destructed3 then player will get a chance from 8-+.d)The opponent player can not catch the ball and the stones are destructed3 then the real game begins.:) If they fail3 then the defending and attacking team interchange places andcontinue to play3 with one point to the defending team in the case of worst aiming skills of the attacking team.;))s soon as the ball knocks o< the pile of stones3 the defender team will get hold of the ball and try their best to get the opponent team members 8UT by hitting them with the ball in their leg below the knees.=)The aim of the attacking team is to rearrange the pile of stones and trace the circle three times with their 5ngers before the other team can make all the players 8UT.>)If they succeed doing that3 their team gets a point and they get a chance to throw ball again. ?ut3 if all the players are 8UT3 then the defending team will get a chance to hit the ball and will gain a point..@) Aielding team cannot run while having ball in the hand3 they can pass the ball to their teammates...) If batting team is able to arrange stones back they will got one point and their all players who are out will alive again../) If 5elding team is able to hit the ball to any one of batting team member then whole batting team will be out and 5elding team will do batting..1)The team which scores seven points 5rst will be winner.These additional rules make the game even more interesting. Blearly mark the boundary. If any of the seekers crosses it then he is out. If the person trying to knock down the pile cannot do it in three tries then he is out. In any of the three tries3 if the throwerCs ball does not knock down the pile and is caught by an opponent after the 5rst bounce then the thrower is out. If the seekers succeed in restoring the pile then they can use the point scored to buy back their ousted team mateSkills Throwing the ballD +vading the ballD ?uilding the pile of stonesD istracting the opposite team from building the pile