Serereng (also known as Pusa at Aso) is a traditional Filipino game played by 10 players or more, where one of them acts as a dog, and the rest cats. The objective of the dog is to protect his bones from the cats who try to get the bones from the circle occupied by the dog. The cats must not be tagged/touched by the dog or he/she becomes the next dog in the succeeding game.




Equipments

1. A circle about five feet in diameter (or larger depending on the number of players) is drawn on the ground.
2. Slippers, sticks, shoes, books, or any items that may represent bones. These will be placed inside the circle together with the dog.

One player is chosen as dog through a system of draws. The dog must try to protect his bones from foraging cats. The cats must avoid being tagged by the dog. The cats may tease the dog by stepping in or out of the circle, while the dog is busy tagging other cats. If the cats succeed in taking all the bones from the dog without being tagged, the player remains as dog for the next game. All the bones are replaced again in the circle. Only if he succeeds in tagging any of the cats, will the dog become one of the cats, and the one he tagged becomes the next dog.