Luksong Baka

Can you still remember when did you played this game? The last time you jumped over another person. How's the experience? Luksong baka is another game which is played most of the kids from my childhood times. But little by little, as time passes by, kids are not playing this game. Maybe due to the big impact of modern technology.

Luksong baka is played usually of kids from 5-10 members. The game starts with "maiba taya" to identify who will be the "baka" (the person who will be jumped on). All of the players will then be jumping over the baka. Their objective is to surpass each level of the game without touching any part of their body (except their hands) to the body parts of the baka.

As the level of the game goes higher, difficulty level also gets tougher and tougher. But for the players, it is getting even more exciting. There are seven levels in this game.

1. Pandesal - the first level where the baka kneels on the ground
2. Spaghetti - the baka will bow with the tips of his/her hand placed on the ground
3. Royal - it's like spaghetti but the difference is that the tip of the hands are placed at the feet of the baka (ankle level).
4. Patapik sa pwet - this is like the previous level but the thing is that the players should tap the butt of the baka before jumping over.
5. Pasayad - this is also like the Royal level but the player have to land their butt partly at the back of the baka.
6. Horse-kick - like the pasayad this level also have its twist. The players should kick the butt of the baka while they are on air.
7. Star - this is the final level in which the first one to jump will be the first star and so on, so forth. The hands of the baka this time is placed on his/her knees. After the jump of each of them, they will sit beside the baka which will add more excitement to the game.

If all of the current players successfully surpass all the levels, the game will then be resumed at the first level. But if not, the game will be started at the first level and whoever did not surpass will be the one to be jumping over by the new set of players including the previous baka.