1. Bowling – What is Bowling?
This game was originally played by the Dutch, the Germans, and the Swiss. The game became popular in the mid-1960 according to a 2011 study from White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group in Kansa City. It was discovered by the British anthropologist, Sir Flinders Petrie. Bowling has been traced to articles found in the tomb of an Egyptian child buried in 5200 B.C.
2. Billiards
The earliest recorded playing form of billiards was in France in the 1340s. It evolved from a lawn game similar to the croquet and it was moved indoors to a wooden table with green cloth to simulate grass. The term billiards comes from the French, root words are either “billart” which is one of the sticks, or “billie” which means ball. The goal of this game is to score more points than your opponent, reaching the agreed amount that is needed to win the game.
3. Darts or Dart-throwing
The Modern Dart game was invented by a carpenter from Lancashire named Brian Gamlin in 1896. It’s a competitive sport in which two or more players bare handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target. It was played with each player starting with a score of 501 and taking turns to throw 3 darts. The score of each turn is calculated and deducted from the player’s total.
4. Badminton
Badminton was closely related to a children’s game called battledore (bat or paddle) and shuttlecock. It was brought to England in 1870 and was played somewhat like tennis. The roots of the sport can be traced to ancient Greece, China, and India. Since 1992, badminton has been an Olympic sport, with bird speeds reaching 100 m.p.h.
5. Table Tennis
Taking inspiration from lawn tennis, the first players belonged to middle-class Victorian society. Englishman David Foster invented that game, It was in England, in the late 19th century, that tennis made its appearance. Before tennis players used rackets, people would use the palm of their hands to hit the ball back and forth.