Palla a 21 (or palla eh!) is an ancient hand ball game. It is currently played in six tiny hamlets in Southern Tuscany, between Siena and Grosseto, in Ciciano, Piloni, Scalvaia, Tirli, Torniella, and Vetulonia.
Pibinko.org is developing the activities promoted by Attivarti.org between 2011 and 2018, and started by a more informal version of the pibinko.org network in 2007-2008 with the extremely creative palla a 21 in Chicago project, and the subsequent photo exhibitions in Ribolla and San Francisco, including a photo contest.
In addition to the promotion of the game during the Summer tournaments (July-August), pibinko.org has been managing some specific initiatives about the game. All of these have been conducted together with the communities where the game is played.
For more information about the game you may also check the related wikipedia page, but we encourage you to review our list of blog posts on the palla topic (and reload the page to see the items in a different order):
- Bob Explains the Spirit of Palla 21 (or Palla Eh!) to Pietro and Adele
- Beginning of the project “Palla 21: from Tuscany to Chicago, and back”
- Palla 21 (or palla eh) tournament in Vetulonia, where you can catch the sea breeze
- The game from the hamlets conquers the States (La Nazione Grosseto edition, Jul 26, 2007)
- Seconda presentation for “Palla a 21, dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno”
- Conference on Palla 21/palla eh! in Monticiano
- Highlights from the 38th palla a 21 tournament in Scalvaia
- “Palla” class in Gavorrano, Southern Tuscany
- Jul. 14, 2024 – Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany). 1st Palla Eh! Junior Campus
- June 28, 2017, Torniella (Tuscany), Palla a 21 ball construction course, ep. 2
- The Art of Play (2007 Summer event calendar for the City of Chicago, Illinois)
- Bingo evening to support the palla 21 to Chicago mission
- Palla a 21 at “The village of kids” in Suvereto, Tuscany
- Mar. 7, 2019: The Secrets of Palla eh!, and more, unveiled in Tirli (Il Tirreno, Grosseto edition)
- Video report from the 37th Palla a 21 tournament in Torniella (Tuscany)
- Palla a 21 at Tocatì Stree Game Festival 2007 (Verona)
- Palla a 21: a primal primer
- Oct. 11-13, 2019: 9th European Llargues Club Cup (Monticiano/Torniella/Ciciano, Tuscany) & Exhibition on the game of palla in Monticiano (until Oct. 27)
- Palla a 21: Clearing the Field
- From July 16 to July 21: Palla a 21 goes to Chicago / The official schedule
- Sep. 7, 2024 – Borghi show: Donzelle, peposo, notti bianche e fuochi d’artificio (Il Tirreno ed. Grosseto)
- Highlights from the 2016 palla a 21/palla eh! tournaments (video)
- Recording of the radio interview to Andrea Bartolini on Palla a 21/Palla eh! and the Farma Valley
- Palla 21 Master Tournament
- Study mission by the Schumacher College
- Palla 21: the rules according to Mario and Claudio, aka Bob
- Article on Palla a 21 on Turismoinmaremma.wordpress.com
- Geo Bernardini interviewed on Palla eh/palla a 21 in Tirli, Tuscany
- Blog post “Around Tuscany” on Palla a 21/palla eh!
- The palla21.it site mentioned by the Roccastrada Municipality
- Save the date: 11-13 Aug. 2017 – 38th palla a 21 tournament in Torniella (Southern Tuscany)
- Waiting for the Palla 21 tournament in Piloni, August 22-23: let’s have a swim in the creek
- The Square around the Ball, in San Francisco, California
- Where is the game played?
- Palla 21 a Chicago (e ritorno) – TRAILER
- Luigi Ramazzotti Talks about the Palla Racket
- Palla a 21 ball construction course in Torniella: how did it go
- Torniella (GR): palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – first presentation
- Andrea Bartolini on Palla a 21/Palla Eh!
- Aug. 15, 2007, Il Tirreno
- A “palla 21” ball is on its way to Colorado (USA)
- The palla a 21 ball
- Jan. 17, 2019: An Evening in Torniella speaking about palla a 21 (La Nazione, Grosseto Edition)
- Tatti (GR): palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – quinta puntata “Il baricentro”
- The map of “ball” locations
- Apr. 27, 2019. Come to learn all about palla eh!/palla a 21 in Tirli, Tuscany
- Today and Tomorrow, palla a 21 challenges (Il Tirreno, Aug. 17, 2019)
- They day the ball got me – Connecting tiny Tuscan villages and large USA towns
- Palla 21 class in the Civitella Paganico primary school
- …in Tirli they were missing their palla tournaments
- Briscola tournament in Ciciano for Chicago
- Jan. 17, 2019: An evening chatting away about Palla a 21 (Il Tirreno, Grosseto Edition)
- Palla 21 from Tuscany to Chicago and back / The documentary
- Palla a 21: from Tuscany to Milano and back
- Aug 9, 2024: pibinko @ Poveri Ma Belli about Palla 21
- Maremma in Diretta on Palla a 21/palla eh! – the recording (May 27, 2024)
- Pro Chicago lunch in Scalvaia
- Jul. 19, 2007. From Chicago, IL, for Tre Uomini in Barca (Radio Popolare Milano)
- Palla 21 at the Art of Play – rationale
- Sep. 7 and 8, 2024: 1st Palla eh/Palla a 21 “Six Hamlets Tournament”
- Highlights from the 40th palla eh! tournament in Ciciano (Siena)
- The game
- briscola tournament for palla 21 in Chicago in Torniella
- Briscola Tournament for Chicago in Piloni
- Luigi Ramazzotti Recalls some Historical Palla Players
- Interview #4: 21 (or palla eh!)
- The “over- and under-” palla meetup in Tirli, Southern Tuscany
- July 9, 2017 – Report by TV9 Grosseto on palla a 21
- World Day of Games
- Palla a 21 training sessions in Torniella (with Torniella and Scalvaia folks)
- Palla 21/eh! at the Lari (Pisa) cherry fair
- Little Balls on the Hills, 2008 Edition
- Cronaca Vera magazine
- Four-team palla 21 tournament in Torniella
- Saturday, June 17: palla a 21 ball construction course in Torniella (Southern Tuscany)
- Briscola Tournament “for Chicago” in Scalvaia
- TV9 Report on the Ninth European Llargues Cup
- Palla a 21 conquers the United States (Jul. 25, 2007, Corriere di Maremma)
- Milano – palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – sesta puntata “Tutta mia la citta(‘)”
- Easter Egg Lottery for palla 21 in Chicago
- 5, Scalvaia (SI): palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – quarta puntata “Da via Brigate Partigiane 32 a un borgo di 32 residenti”
- June 3, 2007: RAI Radio Due, L’Altro Lato
- Palla a 21 in Sassetta: how did it go?
- 26, Grosseto, palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – terza puntata “Dalla piana milanese al lago Prile”
- Palla a 21 demonstration and prize draw for the “pro Chicago” lottery (in Torniella)
- A whole Big Fish episode about palla a 21 and ancient games
- Palla a 21: the Tournament in Piloni continues (Il Tirreno, Aug. 18, 2019)
- Workshop for the construction of the pall a 21/palla eh! ball
- Luigi Ramazzotti Talk about Palla and Window Glassess
- “Big Fish” radio show on Palla a 21: March 20, 2014
- After three Palla a 21/palla eh! tournaments, waiting for the fourth
- Apr. 18, 2007: La Banda, Radio Popolare Milano on palla a 21