Pilolo

Pilolo is a hide-and-search outdoor game played by children in Ghana. Its name is usually given in English as time to search for. One child, who is not part of the search, acts as the leader and hides small objects such as pieces of stick while the other players wait with their eyes closed or somewhere out of sight. The leader then calls out pilolo and the players rush out to look. Hiding places range from under stones and the tops of short trees to a spot in plain view on the ground. A player who spots a stick tries to slip away quietly to a marked finishing point before alerting the others, and the child who gets there with a stick scores a point. The players sing as they search, so the game rewards patience, sharp observation and a fast run at the right moment.