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Authochthonous Games and Sports Classification

The Mexican Federation of Autochthonic Sports and Games has identified the sports and games that are practiced in the different entities of the Mexican Republic. As a result of this 59 varieties have been classified in Sports, Games and Mental Skill Games. This classification is as follows:

SPORTS
Mixtecan Rubber Ball (Oaxaca)
Mixtecan Lining Ball (Oaxaca)
Mixtecan Ball of the Valley (Oaxaca)
Tarascan Ball (Guerrero and Michoacán)
Purhépecha Cloth Ball (Michoacán)
Purhépecha Light Ball (Michoacán)
Purhépecha Stone Ball (Michoacán)
Hand Bounce with a Hard Ball (Zacatecas)
Ball Race (Rarajipuami, Chihuahua)
Arihueta Race (Rohuecuame, Chihuahua)
Hip Ulama (Sinaloa)
Forearm Ulama (Sinaloa)
Mallet Ulama (Sinaloa)

GAMES
The game of flora and fauna.
Cuántos bigotes tiene el señor. How much mustache does that man have?
Ganas y también pierdes. You win and you also lose.
Brincar en desorden. Jumping without an order.
Hilo tenso con fruto silvestre. Tight thread with a wild fruit
De la caña del maíz. From the corn cane.
Pash pash palillo.
Lucha tarahumara. Tarahumaran fight.
Nakiburi.
Cuatro de palitos. A four of sticks.
Charangis.
Docena. Dozen.
Rayuela. Hopscotch.
Zumba. Beating.
La quemada. The burned.
Las piedritas. Little stones.
Trompo de cuarta. Fourth category top.
Juegos de cogoyo de la palma. Palm games.
Tombichi.
Chupa porrazo.
Tapú.
Chakara.
Kimbomba.
Zancos. Stilts.
Multinich (Matatena).
Voladores de Tamaletón. Tamaletón flyers.
Arco y flecha. Bow and arrow.
Kuaburro.
Olotl.
Control de argolla. Ring control.
Silla voladora. Flying chair.
Aros Kuachancaca (Trompo de cuarta)
Juego de corozo. Corozo game
Carrera de juk. Juk race
Las piedritas Shu-Kamache. Little Shu-Kamache stones.
Papalote. Kite.
Tamalitos de la olla. Little tamales of the pot.
Bota palitos. Bounce little sticks.

MENTAL SKILL GAMES
Palitos Romaya (fifteen)
Rijibara Ahuitemalacachtle (circular stone game)
Patolli K´uillichi
Pitarra y pitarrita
We added to this list the Bul, a Mayan game similar to the Aztec Patolli.