Hipitoitoi

This game is played with the thumbs held in four different positions while the fists are clenched and the hands are close together in front of the body.

Positions:

• Both thumbs down.
• Both thumbs upright.
• Right thumb upright and left thumb down.
• Left thumb upright and right thumb down.

Rules:

1. The defender always begins the game by calling "E hipitoitoi!" while placing their hands in one of the four positions discussed above.
2. The challenger replies with "Hipitoitoi" and does a different action to the
3. defender.
4. This will go on until one player is caught doing the same action as the other player, then the latter scores a point, calling "Hipitoitoi rā!"
5. The winner of the point then re-starts the set, and they play again.
6. Each time a player scores a point, they re-start the set by saying the number ofpoints they now have followed by "E hipitoitoi!". For example, "Tahi. E hipitoitoi!", "Rua. E hipitoitoi!"
7. The game continues until one player scores ten points, which completes the set.

The following link shows how to play Hipitoitoi