Pittu Garam, also known as Lagori, is a traditional South Asian game played between two teams using a tennis ball and seven stones. The aim is for the attacking team to knock over the stacked stones with the ball and then rebuild the stack before the defending team can hit players with the ball below the knees. Teams take turns attacking and defending, and score points by succeeding in rebuilding the stack or getting players of the opposing team "out". Key rules include a 50 second time limit for the defending team to hit players and requirements for where the stones can fall and be caught in order to change possession.

2. Introduction
 Things needed to play
Procedure
Rules
Tips

3.  Pittu Garam (Seven Stones) is a traditional South
Asian game played between two teams. The game is
called Lagori in kannada. The game requires a tennis
ball and set of seven stones which can be stacked up to
form a small tower. The aim of the game is to be able to
break the tower and then rebuild it before getting hit
by one of the opponent.

4. Things needed……

5.  A Ball: Tennis or the rubber kinds.
 7 stones: If not, suitable substitutes.
 Minimum 6 players in each team. But it is much more
fun with a lot more.

6.  Two teams with equal number of players needs to be
formed
 A coin is tossed to select which team takes the attacking
role first
 Seven stones should be on top of each other as a pile within
a circle and the defending team takes positions. The
position for the fielding team will be wicket keeper who
will be behind the stones and other around the stones
randomly as fielders stand in cricket. All the players of the
attacking team take position behind a crease line in an
appropriate distance away from the pile of stones.
 The attacking team gets three chances to hit the pile of
stones with the ball (Underarm or Over arm) to knock the
pile of stones.

7.  The attacking team has to hit the pile within three hit if they fail,
then the defending and attacking team interchange places and
continue to play, with one point for the formerly defending team
in view of the worst aiming skills of the formerly attacking team.
 As soon as the ball knocks the pile of stones, the defenders catch
hold of the ball and try to get the opposing players ‘out’ by
hitting them with the ball in their leg below the knees.
 The aim of the attacking team is to rearrange the pile of stones
and trace the circle three times with their fingers before the
other team can make all the players out. If they succeed in doing
that, their team gets 1 point and they get the chance to throw the
ball again. However, if all the players are out, then the defending
team now hit the stone and they gain one point.

8. Rules…..

9.  The defending team player can only pivot with the ball
and not move around. The maximum time he is
permitted to have the ball in his hands is about 50
seconds. He has to pass the ball to other members of
his team who will attempt the same – to make a player
that they are marking ‘out’ by hitting their leg with a
ball below the knee. People with the ball, however can
dodge.
 The stones have to fall within the circle only. If they
fall outside the circle, then its again 1 point for the
defending team plus they get to throw the ball now.

10.  If any defending team player catches the ball after it
has touched the pile of stones and before it has
bounced, then they get 1 point and the teams
interchange places.
 The player of the attacking team can shield himself
from the ball, by hitting it away from the main area, so
that time is wasted when the opposing team player
fetches it from far away. However, the palm should not
be used and only a closed fist can be used to push the
ball away.

12.  The point to note about 7 stones strategy is that you
should attempt to disrupt the stack of 7 as little as
possible. Preferably, just the top stone being knocked
relatively close by, with a glancing blow from the ball.
That will mean your rebuilding will be trivial. Blast all
7 all over the place with a powerful direct hit, and you
are in for trouble rebuilding.