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Caracol (Spiral Shell Game)
English version by Regina Machado Garcez <[email protected]>
Colégio Sinodal, São Leopoldo - Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil
These games are also described in Spanish and Catalan too on the web page of Rafael Badia, Spain at: Juegos infantiles de todo el mundo

Material: Pedrinhas, giz.
Terreno: O terreno deve ser plano e limpo, de preferência sem buracos. 
Número De Participantes: Vários.
Objectivo: Chegar ao centro do Caracol sem perder.
Desenvolvimento:  Desenha-se um caracol grande no chão .No inicio do caracol o primeiro jogador lança uma pedra; depois ao pé coxinho vai empurrando essa pedra até conseguir alcançar o centro do caracol, sem que esta saia do caracol Se a pedra sai do interior do caracol passa a vez de jogar a outro jogador e assim sucessivamente.

Material: Small stones and pieces of chalk
Place: A clean and flat ground with no holes
Number of Participants: No limit
Aim: To reach the center of the spiral shell
How to play: A large spiral shell, divided into sections, is drawn on the ground/ floor. The first player throws a stone at the first section of the spiral. He starts jumping on one foot only and pushes the stone as far as the center of the spiral shell. He has to try avoid pushing it off limits. If this happens, another player starts everything over, and so on and so forth.

Students at Escola Básica do 1o Ciclo de Fortios, Portugal <[email protected]>
Teachers:
Maria de Fátima Gomes Pinheiro Bengala, Maria Florinda Rita José Delicado Pacheco, Antónia Cordeiro Bastos
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