Tippit

Tippit is a Welsh game played with a single coin, that dates back hundreds of years.

The person who is trying to find the Tippit taps the hand of an opponent and says either:- Games are usually played until one team reaches a score of 11.

The game gets very tactical particularly in choosing in which hand to place the tippit and particularly skillful players play like good poker players, hiding their emotions or even trying to mislead their opponents using facial gestures, body language and verbal banter.

The team guessing can often make an inexperienced player reveal the whereabouts by staring into their eyes or even visually examining hand positions.

[1] The game is still played in the pubs of mid Wales particularly around Rhayader, parts of Herefordshire / Gloucestershire and by adult leaders in some Wigan scout groups on jamboree weekends.