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=**Sports and Games - 8th Grade**= = =  In modern society, most of 8th graders play video games, computer games, and many other kinds of electronic games. Boys and girls also play various kinds of sports such as soccer, baseball, hockey, and other sports. However, 8th graders in Elizabethan times were not allowed to play these kinds of sports because at that time, those sports were too violent and dangerous. The sports and games played by 8th graders, during the Elizabethan period are divided into 5 groups: children' games, card games, dice games, board games, and sports. =Eighth Graders During Elizabethan Times= There were many kinds of games, but there were also many games for children. Children's games were popular among young people and students, especially the game called "Blind Man's Buff". This game is similar with tag, but who have to catch others blind their eyes.  Card games were did not play by young people because it was played in gamble. In addition, board games were not just played in gamble, it was played by everybody. There was chess; it is same to modern time. It was really good games for 8th grades, because it helps increase brain skills. Most of other board games are strategy games. D  ice games didn't have many kinds, but they were really simple and popular. Jacks and Tali were used for gambling but many 8th graders also played these games. Jacks and Tali ( or Knucklebones) are similar games because Tali evolved into Jacks. Tali used knucklebones from sheep or goats, and imitation of bronze, stones and ivory. This game is similar with game in Korea named 'Kong Ki'. When play this game throw up first, and catching more knuclebones on the backhand than other player. In addition, there was one more dice game, it an ancestor of Craps, it just for gamble not many 8th graders played this.
 * Sports and games for young people in Elizabethan period**

Finally, 8th graders didn't play many kinds of sports because those were bloody and violence. However, it could make simple and non-violent, for example is a gameball, this game is for adult because its too violence and dangerous, but it can change to simple game for children and young 8th grades, like no violence in the match and make short distance of field. Other than bloody sports, there were a few sports for young people like "Tag". Tag is a game of catching each others, but person who catch others their eyes have to blind. And there were bowling and skittles; these are bowling in Elizabethan time. There were some few more sports for young 8th graders, so they did not have freedom of play all kinds of games and sports.