Hat Ball

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Description	A form of Roly Poly (or Roley Poley or Roll Ball) that substitutes hats for holes in the ground. Newell says this game was played among the Pennsylvania Dutch.[83] Brewster[84] says that Hat Ball variants are known in many countries, and include Petjeball [Dutch] and Kappenspiel [German].
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