Hopscotch was played during colonial days. Hopscotch is a game that
is played with a rock you throw onto a line of squares painted on the
ground. Then you hop through the diagram, on one foot, beginning with
square one. Either foot may be used. You straddle the side by side
squares. When the player reaches the end of the diagram he turns around
and hops back in the reverse order and picks up his marker. After
successfully doing this the player continues his turn by tossing his
marker into square two.
If while hopping through the diagram at any
time the player steps on a line, misses a square, or loses his balance
and falls, his turn ends.
The first player to finish the course for
all the numbered squares wins.