Since we are reminiscing on childhood games. . .

[UlteriorMotive]

Does anybody remember a game called ''askar iyo tuug''?

I vaguely remember bits and pieces of the rules which included a bunch of roles (thief, policeman, king) being written on small pieces of paper which are then distributed randomly to the players. The idea is no one knows who is what.

I think there was an element of bluffing involved and may have contained the possibility of being struck with a well-timed dacas.

Anyone?

[Beans]

I do remember the game,not the details tho.There was the askari,the thief,the chief etc

[Alphanumeric]

Cops and robbers? Finally, a game I've actually played.

[UlteriorMotive]

Alpha, not the the traditional western one which is another form of 'it'. It just shares a name with its Somali counterpart.

The details are significantly different. I think Beans has the right idea (though I remember it as 'king' instead of a chief).

[Thuganomics]

British Bulldog and kiss catch that's what I remember playing as a kid

[Beans]

^^^ Reminded me,there was also the tif tif character.

[Alphanumeric]

British Bulldog was awesome. REDASS was one of my faves.

[UlteriorMotive]

Beans! ...you're getting there. I'm remembering it now.

Alpha and Thug....British bulldog was the one in the school playrounds. They could never catch a young skinny faarax . My agility when evading capture had them like

gas! iyo gas!

[greenday]

Tuug iyo askari waa lesku garacaa painful game if you suck at bluffing

[Lamagoodle]

Dhudhumishoow (hide and seek).

The girls used to hide and we boys sought them; loox hostiisa markaan ku arko waan qanjaruufan jirey kabacdina naasha ayaan qaban jirey ( I was really a kid shaxaari). My dad even paid sabeen xer to a family because naaska ayaan gabarta macalinka dusiga quraanka ka qaniiney.

Kids, kids

[BlackVelvet]

I don't remember being hit during cops and robbers, the only time I played a hitting game was ciyaar bilaw.

naaska ayaan gabarta macalinka dusiga quraanka ka qaniiney

say what?

[Lamagoodle]

BlackV,
It is true. I am not proud of it. The lady now lives in Canada and I dare not talk to her because our mothers remained enemies after that incident. I have paid the airline ticket for the macalin quran to go to Hajj.

I was a bad guy when I was young.

[BlackVelvet]

Were you fighting or did you randomly decide you wanted to bite her?

[Beans]

Were you fighting or did you randomly decide you wanted to bite her?

[AgentOfChaos]

Bitch please, I was master in garaangar.