Saa Boo Three

Saa-boo-Three is an Indian game of Toss that can be used in any Sport to determine the order of playing especially if it is a singles competition involving three or more players. A hand game used mainly as a fast simultaneous /elimination method, Saa Boo Three can be played by two or more people. This game is mostly used as a selection/elimination method than a game. The most common use is in selecting the Thief/Police in the Thief and Police game. Other games that use this as a selection/elimination method are hide-and-seek, touch and out, etc.

Usually, all players who want to play the game form a circle. They then stack hands on top of each others's wrists with their wrist on top and shout the words "Saa" "boo" "Three" in a very loud voice and players can now choose to either keep their hands in the same position or can alter it by turning their palm side to face up. Then, the number of persons with their palm-side is counted and if it adds up to less than the number of people with wrist-side then all players are counted out from the toss and vice versa. Then, the process is carried on until one player is left out and he gets to play first or last depending on the situation.

This is the cheapest mode of tossing in any sport without causing any misunderstandings among the players. It usually takes less than a minute to perform. It can be particularly useful if a singles competition involves more than 7 people. Though it has been used in team competitions it is only popular with singles competition.

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