Top Degenegi

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Game	Top Degenegi
Game Family	Baseball Baseball
Location	Syria
Regions	Rest of World
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Invented	No
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Description	The English version of a (Syrian?) website includes the following text under the heading "Top Degenegi:" "Top Degenegi was similar to the American game of baseball. To play, one needed a thick bat and a ball, which was usually made using bits of rag tied together with colorful string. Two teams are formed, and they stand at a distance from one another. Like in baseball, one team pitches and the other bats. The batter has to hit the ball back in the direction of the pitching team, whose members must then try to catch the ball before it hits the ground."
Sources	This text is found on the houshamadyan.org website as of 6/6/2017. A search for <top degenegi ourfa> returns the site. This source was reported by Bruce Allardice, email of 6/6/2017. Ourfa was an Armenian orphanage near Aleppo.
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Comment	This game: [] appears to have pitching, batting and fielding, but neither bases or baserunning is not mentioned [] may or may be be played now Note: Edit with form to add a comment
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