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242 When they are tired with the rougher games above, the whole beach may be seen strewn with young people, five or six together, playing this game. The unsuccessful in guessing, in which hole the coral has been placed, will be set on by the others, and covered in sand."

82. Ko-ho-ko-ho-pu-ni-u: —A button of cocoanut-shell (pi-hi-ni-u) is concealed under one of two cups of cocoanut-shell, the object being to guess under which it is hidden.

83. Hu-na po-ha-ku: —A number of players stand in a row with their closed hands outstretched, and another endeavors to guess in which hand a stone (po-ha-ku-maa, "sling stone") is concealed, slapping the hand he selects. If he guesses correctly, the one who had the stone takes his place.

Taylor describes the following game in New Zealand: "Tutu kai.—A circle being formed, one takes a little stone, or anything else, in his hand, and then another repeats a verse. A person then goes around the circle, and guesses in whose hand it is hid, each having his fist closed; if he is right, the person who has the stone, takes his place, and goes round; if he is wrong, he continues until he discovers where it is hid."

84. Lu-lu.—Four disks of volcanic stone about an inch in diameter and marked on one side (figure 7) are shaken in both hands and allowed to fall at random on the ground. These dice are marked with a cross as shown in the figure, one with a central dot and the others with two, three, and four dots. The dots and crosses are painted red. Any number play, and each player has