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|Location=Libya | |Location=Libya | ||
|Game Regions=Rest of World | |Game Regions=Rest of World | ||
|Game Eras=Post-1900 | |Game Eras=Post-1900,Derivative | ||
|Description=<p>In a 1939 account, Om El Mahag is described as elementary baseball, and said to be analogous to rounders and old-cat. It was reported that Om El Mahag was only played by the Berber tribes.</p> | |Description=<p>In a 1939 account, Om El Mahag is described as elementary baseball, and said to be analogous to rounders and old-cat. It was reported that Om El Mahag was only played by the Berber tribes.</p> | ||
<p>Descriptions of the game are not detailed enough at this point to determine how it related, or relates, to base ball, long ball, or other early safe-haven games.</p> | <p>Descriptions of the game are not detailed enough at this point to determine how it related, or relates, to base ball, long ball, or other early safe-haven games.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Ado<span> Gini, "Rural Ritual Games in </span>Libya<span>," </span><em>Rural Sociology</em><span> 4, no. 1 </span>(1939)<span>.</span></p> | |Sources=<p>Ado<span> Gini, "Rural Ritual Games in </span>Libya<span>," </span><em>Rural Sociology</em><span> 4, no. 1 </span>(1939)<span>.</span></p> | ||
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Revision as of 09:49, 28 November 2012
| Game | Om El Mahag |
|---|---|
| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | Libya |
| Regions | Rest of World |
| Eras | Post-1900, Derivative |
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| Tags | |
| Description | In a 1939 account, Om El Mahag is described as elementary baseball, and said to be analogous to rounders and old-cat. It was reported that Om El Mahag was only played by the Berber tribes. Descriptions of the game are not detailed enough at this point to determine how it related, or relates, to base ball, long ball, or other early safe-haven games. |
| Sources | Ado Gini, "Rural Ritual Games in Libya," Rural Sociology 4, no. 1 (1939). |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
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