Childhood Games
a multilingual signpost in Russian Jack Springs Park
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Oonch, Neech
(Up, Down)
South Asian game
How to Play
STEP 1: Prepare
Draw 3 parallel lines on the ground.
STEP 2: Assign Players
Pick one Defender for each line (3 total). They stay on their line and guard it.
Everyone else is a Runner. Their goal is to cross all 3 lines without getting touched by a Defender.
STEP 3: The Game
Runners start behind the first line.
Defenders can move side-to-side but can’t cross their line.
If a Runner gets touched, they’re out!
If you make it past the last line, you win!
Lines
West African game
How to Play
STEP 1: Assign Players
Pick one player to be the Chaser. Everyone else is a Runner and can be tagged “out.”
STEP 2: The Chaser’s Choice
The Chaser can only tag people while UP on a park item (a stump, a rock, playground equipment), or DOWN on the ground.
The Chaser gets to decide. They call out UP or DOWN for the area they can tag people
STEP 3: The Game
Runners are “safe” and cannot be tagged if they do the opposite of what the Chaser calls out.
The Chaser can tag anyone who’s not in a safe spot.
The first player tagged becomes the Chaser next.
Sign Post Location
Sign Post Location
Russian Jack Springs Playground
701-799 Pine St, Anchorage, AK 99508
This sign is by the polar bear playground.
This 2025 project was made possible by a Community Challenge Grant from the Anchorage Park Foundation. It was supported by the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department and NeighborWorks Alaska. Translations and reviews done by ALP Peer Leader Navigators, AKIJP Language Interpreter Center, and community member volunteers.
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