HEAD TO HEAD
Atya-patya vs Gilli-danda
Traditional
ERA
Traditional
Maharashtra, India
ORIGIN
South Asia
18 on court · 9 per side
PLAYERS
2 to 20 players
None
EQUIPMENT
Danda stick, gilli peg
37 × 6 m court
PLAYING AREA
Open field (varies)
4 × 7 min innings
DURATION
Untimed (varies)
APFI
GOVERNING BODY
None
No
OLYMPIC
No
Different Similar
ATYA-PATYA IN ONE LINE
Atya-patya is a traditional Indian line-tag game played on a narrow grid court. Attackers attempt to cross nine transverse trenches while defenders restricted to specific lines attempt to tag them.
GILLI-DANDA IN ONE LINE
Gilli-danda is a traditional South Asian stick-and-peg game played with a long wooden stick and a short tapered wooden peg. Players strike the peg into the air and hit it into the field to score points.