The Game of Traveller (A handgame)

1. Players: One player is the Landscape and makes hand symbols for Over water, Under water, Over ground and Underground

One player is the Traveller and makes only three hand symbols for Fish, Rabbit or Bird.

2. Animal Abilities:

A fish can swim under water and over water but not underground or over ground

 A bird can fly over water and over land but not under water or under ground.

A rabbit can travel over ground and underground but not over water or under water

3. The game is played like Rock, Scissors, Paper. The Landscape player makes the symbol for an natural obstacle to the Traveller player. At the same time, the Traveller player makes the symbol for one of the three animals. If he makes the right symbol then he passes over the obstacle. If he doesn’t then he is blocked.

4. The aim of the game: If the Traveller gets over a minimum of 4 obstacles, he gets Home and is the winner. If the landscape blocks him then the landscape wins.

5. Animal Symbols:

Rabbit – Two fingers in V sign – Rabbits Ears

Bird - Holding up both left and right palms - Wings

Fish – Fingers crossed – Fish tail

6. Landscape Symbols –

Underground – Curled fist

Over ground – Palm held forwards with fingers splayed out like tree

Over water – Palm upwards

Under water – Palm downwards