Whakaropiropi ai

Whakaropiropi Ai is played with two people facing each other. The two will start the game by beating their thighs with the palms of their hands in unison.

One of the two, the defender, will begin the game by calling to the other, "Whakaropiropi ai", and the challenger replies "e".

The defender then calls "Tēnei mea te hōmai" and chooses one of the five actions
described below:

• Arms at the side of the body, bent at the elbows to point at the opponent, with both fists clenched.
• Arms at the side of the body, bent at the elbows to point at the opponent, with both hands open, fingers extended and pointing away from the body.
• Arms at the side of the body, bent at the elbows to point at the opponent, both hands open with the fingers extended and fingertips touching to form an A shape.
• Arms at the side of the body, bent at the elbows to point at the opponent, both hands open with the fingers extended and fingertips touching to form a V shape.
• Arms at the side of the body, bent at the elbows to point at the opponent, both hands open with the fingers extended and the right extended fingers on top of the left extended fingers.

The challenger then replies with "Hōmai" and chooses a different action to the defender. This continues to and fro until one player unwittingly does the same action as the other.
In other words, one player has been "tricked" into doing the same action as the other player.

At the completion of the game, the students will discuss how the points are won.

The students then get into teams of four and play Whakaropiropi Ai in a round robin.

The following link demonstrates how the game is played: Whakaropiropi ai.