HABULAN ESTATWA
▪ Habulan estatwa is a children's chasing game designed
for three or more players. It is a variation of habulan
wherein the players who get caught by the chaser do
not automatically become tagged, but are to freeze
in place instead.
The game starts like a normal game of habulan where
a the chaser runs after the other players. However,
when he catches a player, that player has to freeze
in place. A frozen player needs to stay immobile
while the game continues around him. If he moves,
he becomes the new chaser and all previously frozen
players are free to move and run again.
If the chaser manages to freeze all the players, he has
to wait for one of them to move. That player then
becomes the chaser, all the other players are unfrozen,
and the game continues.
A variation of the game allows unfrozen players to
free frozen ones by touching them. This variant is more
difficult for the chaser, especially if the other players are more
coordinated
Because the game does not have a definite conclusion,
it only ends when the players are exhausted or called home.
Alternatively, players shout Viva! in the event of all the players
getting frozen, and the last person to shout will be the new chaser.