Aunt Sally based on a blackface doll itself inspired by a low-life character named "Black Sal", which appeared in an 1821 series of novellas entitled "Life of London" by Pierce Egan, a contemporary of Charles Dickens. The game dates back to the 17th century, although the name "Aunt Sally" may have been a later addition. It was traditionally played in central English pubs and fairgrounds. An Aunt Sally was originally the modelled head of an old woman with a clay pipe in her mouth; the object was for players to throw sticks at the head in order to break the pipe. The
Traditional games in the Philippines player then falls out of line and stays somewhere near the priest as a prisoner. Calahoyo (lit. "hole-in") is an outdoor game by two to ten players. Accurate targeting is the skill developed in this game because the objective of each player is to hit the "anak" (small stones or objects) with the use of the "pamato" (big, flat stone), trying to send it to the hole. A small hole is dug in the ground, and a throwing line is drawn opposite the hole (approx. away from the hole). A longer line is drawn between the hole and the throwing