Wikipedia's first sentence called it “form of dodgeball”. Today it says “variant of dodgeball that is played in a gaga "pit"”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Variant of dodgeball”. It now reads “Variant of dodgeball Octagonal Ga-ga court in Bennington, Indiana at Camp Livingston”.
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Ga-ga (or gaga ball ) is a form of dodgeball . A wooden, octagonal ga-ga pit with a large group of people playing for themselves, a group of people working as a team against another group, or a series of one-on-one matches. GaGa can be played in any enclosed space. As the game progresses however, the ratio of open space to remaining players increases. To avoid lengthy matches, many players may sometimes form a human wall composed of eliminated players to decrease the size of the playing area. The human wall acts in just the same way a regular wall does, and can be moved at the judge's discretion. If the walls are made of overturned tables and benches, usually they are moved instead. To avoid the problem of players simply kneeling down and covering the exposed area below their knees with their hands, some variations require that a player cannot stay in the same position for any longer than three seconds. In some places, while kneeling a player can be hit anywhere and be eliminated. Some versions require that only a player's hands and feet can touch the ground. This prevents players from falling to their knees as a defensive maneuver. Some versions do not allow "blocking" with hands and arms. Some house rule versions have a sudden death rule for when the game gets down to two players where the players are allowed to hit the ball three times without it touching anything else, and the players are eliminated if the ball touches anywhere besides the hand. Also, several variations allow additional touches of the ball without hitting the wall or another player. A variation of GaGa, called Ultimate GaGa , involves playing the game in mud. (Players use a water hose to clean themselves after play.)1
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Octagonal Ga-ga court in Bennington, Indiana at Camp Livingston Ga-ga (literally 'touch-touch' in Hebrew) is a variant of dodgeball that is played with one ball.The game combines dodging, striking, running, and jumping, with the object of being the last person standing.Players hit the ball at each other, and are eliminated if the ball strikes them below the knees.The game can be played by a group of individual players or with teams, as well as in one-on-one matches.Rules, ball types, pit surfaces, and pit sizes can vary widely at different venues.Other names for this game include Israeli dodgeball, octo-ball and panda ball.
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Octagonal Ga-ga court in Bennington, Indiana at Camp Livingston Ga-ga ( literally 'touch-touch') is a variant of dodgeball that is played in a ga-ga "pit".The game combines dodging, striking, running, and jumping, with the objective of being the last person standing.Players hit the ball at each other with their hands, and are eliminated if the ball strikes them on or below the waist (occasionally the knee). The game can be played by a group of individual players or with teams, as well as in one-on-one matches. Rules, ball types, pit surfaces, and pit sizes can vary widely at different venues.
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Variant of dodgeball For other uses, see Gaga (game) (disambiguation) .Octagonal Ga-ga court in Bennington, Indiana at Camp Livingston Gaga ( literally 'touch touch') (also: ga-ga , gaga ball , or ga-ga ball ) is a variant of dodgeball that is played in a gaga "pit". The game combines dodging, striking, running, and jumping, with the objective of being the last person standing. Players hit the ball at each other with their hands, and are eliminated if the ball strikes them on or below the knee. The game can be played by a group of individual players or with teams, as well as in one-on-one matches. Rules, ball types, pit surfaces, and pit sizes can vary widely at different venues.
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Variant of dodgeball Octagonal Ga-ga court in Bennington, Indiana at Camp Livingston Gaga ( Hebrew : גע גע ; lit. ' touch touch ' ) (also: ga-ga , gaga ball , or ga-ga ball ) is a variant of dodgeball that is played in a gaga "pit". The game combines dodging, striking, running, and jumping, with the objective of being the last person standing. Players hit the ball at each other with their hands, and are eliminated if the ball strikes them on or below the knee. The game can be played by a group of individual players or with teams, as well as in one-on-one matches. Rules, ball types, pit surfaces, and pit sizes can vary widely at different venues.
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form of dodgeball
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variant of dodgeball that is played in a gaga "pit"
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