This book is an exhaustive study that may well be the first attempt to analyze and systematically classify traditional Filipino games, an important aspect of the Filipino culture and traditional heritage.

"...There is no doubt that this marvelous compilation of Philippine games will take its rightful place in the history of folklore research as one of the major collections of traditional games. For this reason, folklorist of the present and of the future stand greatly indebted to Mellie Leandicho Lopez for her remarkable achievement in recording and preserving so important a portion of the traditional heritage of the Philippines." --Alan Dundes, Chairman, Folklore Program, University of California, Berkeley