tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post1870542320509155701..comments2024-03-29T07:30:04.950-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Concentration 64 Handclap Game (YouTube videos and text examples)Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-24869147264119324532022-07-16T16:26:18.856-04:002022-07-16T16:26:18.856-04:00Thanks again, Nintendo Maniac 64, for your informa...Thanks again, Nintendo Maniac 64, for your information about Nintendo 64. Your comment, led me to the conclusion that Nintendo 64 (and its video games which that also had the number 64 in their names + the Commodore 64) are the reason why the #64 is part of the name of this hand clap game.<br /><br />I decided to publish a post about this mMore than one year after reading your email. Here's the link to that post: <a href="https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/07/why-64-or-another-number-is-part-of.html" rel="nofollow">https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/07/why-64-or-another-number-is-part-of.html</a> Why "64" (Or Another Number) Is Part Of The Names For So Many Concentration Hand Clap Games.<br /><br />Thanks again ;o) Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-52209530489154170572022-07-07T05:52:15.497-04:002022-07-07T05:52:15.497-04:00Anonymous, thanks for sharing the introduction to ...Anonymous, thanks for sharing the introduction to Concentration that you learned.<br /><br />It's interesting how many different introductions this game had/has. Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-57161455946158508712022-07-07T00:04:55.967-04:002022-07-07T00:04:55.967-04:00I remember at my elementary it was
“Concentration...I remember at my elementary it was <br />“Concentration… 64<br />No repeats… or hesitation<br />I will start… and you will follow<br />category is _____” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-71692146735627342002021-05-23T21:45:46.769-04:002021-05-23T21:45:46.769-04:00Nintendo Maniac 64, thanks for sharing that inform...Nintendo Maniac 64, thanks for sharing that information.<br /><br />I confess that I didn't know that and also had never heard of Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, and Ninetendo Swith.<br /><br />I should have done some research on Nintendo before publishing that post, but thanks to you other people who didn't know, now know this information. Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-52794544144387418862021-05-23T16:00:12.010-04:002021-05-23T16:00:12.010-04:00Psst, maybe you're not aware, but the "Ni...Psst, maybe you're not aware, but the "Nintendo 64" is an actual game console from 1996 and is very unlikely to just a reference to the original Nintendo Entertainment System. (also Nintendo continued making successful game consoles to this day - surely you've heard of the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo Switch?)<br /><br />There were also other computer electronics hardware ending in 64 such as Commodore 64 (1982) and Athlon 64 (2003), but in each instance the 64 actually means something (whether memory amount or bit depth).<br /><br />The Commodore 64 was quite a popular home computer that also had moderately catchy commercials ("are you keeping up with the commodore?") and I'm wondering if maybe someone somewhere combined its "64" name with the "Concentration" game's name. I say this as someone that grew up in the late 90s where PlayStation was more popular yet "64" was still used with the hand-clap game, meaning its use of "64" very likely predates the Nintendo 64.Nintendo Maniac 64https://www.blogger.com/profile/11694133248624482091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-37139416913257862292019-01-24T12:46:42.341-05:002019-01-24T12:46:42.341-05:00Thanks for sharing that example with demographic i...Thanks for sharing that example with demographic information, Anonymous.<br /><br />I'm curious if anyone else reading this post remembers saying "...names of ..." and then giving names from specific categories.<br /> Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-68491642650397763752019-01-23T23:31:40.275-05:002019-01-23T23:31:40.275-05:00Has anyone heard of the version below? I heard it ...Has anyone heard of the version below? I heard it growing up in NYC in the 2000s. (Claps are omitted as they are the same)<br /><br />Concentration<br />64<br />No repeats<br />Or hesitations<br />I'll start out<br />By naming names<br />Of ___________<br />And that's our game....<br /><br />This version sounds better than the "category is" version.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-82821573535452332762016-02-23T16:55:19.559-05:002016-02-23T16:55:19.559-05:00Thanks, Kara for sharing your memories of this gam...Thanks, Kara for sharing your memories of this game and also for sharing demographical information (your age, the grades that you were in when you played this game, and the geographical area you lived in).<br /><br />I'm also from New Jersey. I went to school in Atlantic City New Jersey from the 1950s to 1965, and I don't remember playing "Concentration 48" [or Concentration + some other number]. Of course, that doesn't mean that it wasn't played there by some other children and teensAzizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-1276775058398605032016-02-23T16:06:21.871-05:002016-02-23T16:06:21.871-05:00Hi! I'm 19 now and can remember playing this s...Hi! I'm 19 now and can remember playing this same game when I was in probably first grade through fourth grade, but in my area (New Jersey) the words went as follows:<br /><br />Concentrate<br />48<br />Don't repeat<br />Or hesitate<br />I'll go first<br />You'll go next<br />Category is: <br />[category]<br />...<br /><br />Usually only two people played, and the category was usually "Names" if the other player was learning how to play for the first time. I can't recall the hand motions/exact beat, but I know it's similar to the other versions on the internet.Karahttp://frisbeebiscuit.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-49227990705879077302015-11-05T13:40:56.740-05:002015-11-05T13:40:56.740-05:00Thanks, Tazi, for sharing your memories of the &qu...Thanks, Tazi, for sharing your memories of the "Concentration" game with pancocojams readers.<br /><br />You wrote that the "hit hit snap snap" beat pattern that you used for that game is very much like the "stomp stomp clap clap" beat pattern. For those who may not be familiar with that pattern, that is one of the beats that is used for what I call "foot stomping cheers". Another beat pattern for those cheers is "stomp clap stomp stomp clap". "Hula Hula" "Shabooya Roll Call" and "Cheerleader Roll Call" are somewhat familiar examples of foot stomping cheers. Some people call those cheers "steps". <br /><br />You also wrote that once the "Concentration" game players started the beat pattern, they were supposed to stay on beat throughout the entire game. The same rule applies to foot stomping cheers. <br /><br /><a href="http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/10/five-videos-of-foot-stomping-cheers.html" rel="nofollow">http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/10/five-videos-of-foot-stomping-cheers.html</a> is one of several pancocojams post that I've published about foot stomping cheers.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-65284479189971774892015-11-04T23:35:36.716-05:002015-11-04T23:35:36.716-05:00Hello, this is Azizi's daughter, Tazi. I was l...Hello, this is Azizi's daughter, Tazi. I was looking @ this post reminiscing on old childhood game songs. I noticed that the way I played/sang "Concentration" isn't listed :-( <br /><br />Here is how I remember playing Concentration starting in second or third grade.<br /><br />A group of girls sat in a circle & we made a beat by tapping the top of our legs & snapping our fingers. I don't remember playing this game standing up and I never saw it done as a hand clap game.<br /> <br />We broke the word "concentration" into two parts: "Concen" and then "tration". While chanting "concen" we hit our right leg with our right hand. <br /><br />Next we hit our left leg while chanting "tration". <br /><br />Then we snapped two times, first with our right hand and then with our left hand. This pattern continued throughout the entire chant. Btw: This beat pattern sounds the same as "stomp stomp clap clap/stomp stomp clap clap". The song "We Will Rock You" has the same beat. I'm sorry if this is confusing. I looked for but didn't find any video of this :-(<br /><br />It's understood that messing up the beat, repeating, pausing (hesitating) will cause you to be out. If you mess up the beat, people would be upset with you and say something like "You can't even stay on beat". You say your answer when you are hitting your leg (your lap). But, remember, the answer has to be broken up into two syllables.<br /><br />Here's how to make the beat <br />#1 = hit the right side of your lap<br />#2 = hit the left side of your lap<br />#3 = snap your fingers on your right hand <br />#4 = snap your fingers on your left hand <br /><br />Lyrics: <br />1. concen<br />2. tration<br />3. <br />4. <br />1. Are you<br />2. ready<br />3.<br />4.<br />1. let's <br />2. go<br />3. you snap with your right hand and say "take it <br />4.you snap with you left hand: "slow" <br />1.don't <br />2. forget <br />3. to blow <br />4. your nose.<br />1.names <br />2. of [someone designated as the leader of this game says a category for example, colors, sports, famous singers, animals etc]<br />3.<br />4.<br />The person sitting to the right of the leader has to come up with an answer that fits that category. It then goes clockwise. <br /><br />Continue this pattern. If someone gave the answer on a snap, the person would be out. Sometimes people said (using the same beat pattern) "Your out. Stay out". <br /><br />Also, when someone got out, we would close the circle up by moving closer together. We didn't start from the beginning. The leader would start from "Names of " and would pick a whole new category. <br /><br />Once the game started no new person could join in until the next game. <br /><br />I remember "Concentration" being a challenging game because you are doing several things at the same time. You must maintain the beat, think of multiple answers to fit the category because if someone who went before you said the answer that you were going to say, you had to come up with a new answer.<br />It's called "concentration" for a reason.<br /><br />The key to playing this game well was to think of answers that fit the category but weren't commonly used. For example, for colors you could say "ultra-violet" or "copper" and not colors like "red " or "blue". The reason you'd do this is because people knew that the number one way that people got out was when someone said your answer and you had to quickly come up with a new answer.<br /><br />I hope this helps!Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com