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):
- Interview #4: 21 (or palla eh!)
- “Big Fish” radio show on Palla a 21: March 20, 2014
- Palla a 21 at Tocatì Stree Game Festival 2007 (Verona)
- The palla a 21 ball
- Where is the game played?
- Palla 21/eh! at the Lari (Pisa) cherry fair
- Geo Bernardini interviewd on Palla eh/palla a 21 in Tirli, Tuscany
- Bingo evening to support the palla 21 to Chicago mission
- Briscola tournament in Ciciano for Chicago
- Palla 21: the rules according to Mario and Claudio, aka Bob
- Little Balls on the Hills, 2008 Edition
- Mar. 7, 2019: The Secrets of Palla eh!, and more, unveiled in Tirli (Il Tirreno, Grosseto edition)
- The game from the hamlets conquers the States (La Nazione Grosseto edition, Jul 26, 2007)
- June 28, 2017, Torniella (Tuscany), Palla a 21 ball construction course, ep. 2
- Beginning of the project “Palla 21: from Tuscany to Chicago, and back”
- Conference on Palla 21/palla eh! in Monticiano
- Four-team palla 21 tournament in Torniella
- 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”
- Blog post “Around Tuscany” on Palla a 21/palla eh!
- Seconda presentation for “Palla a 21, dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno”
- Oct. 11-13, 2019: 9th European Llargues Club Cup (Monticiano/Torniella/Ciciano, Tuscany) & Exhibition on the game of palla in Monticiano (until Oct. 27)
- Video report from the 37th Palla a 21 tournament in Torniella (Tuscany)
- Apr. 18, 2007: La Banda, Radio Popolare Milano on palla a 21
- Briscola Tournament for Chicago in Piloni
- July 9, 2017 – Report by TV9 Grosseto on palla a 21
- Palla a 21 demonstration and prize draw for the “pro Chicago” lottery (in Torniella)
- Highlights from the 38th palla a 21 tournament in Scalvaia
- The game
- Highlights from the 2016 palla a 21/palla eh! tournaments (video)
- Cronaca Vera magazine
- The Art of Play (2007 Summer event calendar for the City of Chicago, Illinois)
- World Day of Games
- Palla 21 from Tuscany to Chicago and back / The documentary
- briscola tournament for palla 21 in Chicago in Torniella
- Apr. 27, 2019. Come to learn all about palla eh!/palla a 21 in Tirli, Tuscany
- Study mission by the Schumacher College
- Palla a 21 ball construction course in Torniella: how did it go
- Palla 21 a Chicago (e ritorno) – TRAILER
- Palla 21 class in the Civitella Paganico primary school
- Palla a 21: from Tuscany to Milano and back
- Recording of the radio interview to Andrea Bartolini on Palla a 21/Palla eh! and the Farma Valley
- Torniella (GR): palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – first presentation
- Easter Egg Lottery for palla 21 in Chicago
- Palla a 21 training sessions in Torniella (with Torniella and Scalvaia folks)
- 26, Grosseto, palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – terza puntata “Dalla piana milanese al lago Prile”
- Briscola Tournament “for Chicago” in Scalvaia
- Aug. 15, 2007, Il Tirreno
- The palla21.it site mentioned by the Roccastrada Municipality
- After three Palla a 21/palla eh! tournaments, waiting for the fourth
- The Square around the Ball, in San Francisco, California
- Tatti (GR): palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – quinta puntata “Il baricentro”
- Palla a 21 conquers the United States (Jul. 25, 2007, Corriere di Maremma)
- Palla a 21: Clearing the Field
- Jan. 17, 2019: An evening chatting away about Palla a 21 (Il Tirreno, Grosseto Edition)
- Article on Palla a 21 on Turismoinmaremma.wordpress.com
- Andrea Bartolini on Palla a 21/Palla Eh!
- A whole Big Fish episode about palla a 21 and ancient games
- …in Tirli they were missing their palla tournaments
- Pro Chicago lunch in Scalvaia
- Palla 21 Master Tournament
- Jan. 17, 2019: An Evening in Torniella speaking about palla a 21 (La Nazione, Grosseto Edition)
- Saturday, June 17: palla a 21 ball construction course in Torniella (Southern Tuscany)
- Palla 21 at the Art of Play – rationale
- Jul. 19, 2007. From Chicago, IL, for Tre Uomini in Barca (Radio Popolare Milano)
- Palla a 21: a primal primer
- Workshop for the construction of the pall a 21/palla eh! ball
- Waiting for the Palla 21 tournament in Piloni, August 22-23: let’s have a swim in the creek
- June 3, 2007: RAI Radio Due, L’Altro Lato
- Palla a 21 at “The village of kids” in Suvereto, Tuscany
- TV9 Report on the Ninth European Llargues Cup
- They day the ball got me – Connecting tiny Tuscan villages and large USA towns
- Save the date: 11-13 Aug. 2017 – 38th palla a 21 tournament in Torniella (Southern Tuscany)
- Palla 21 (or palla eh) tournament in Vetulonia, where you can catch the sea breeze
- From July 16 to July 21: Palla a 21 goes to Chicago / The official schedule
- Milano – palla 21/eh! dalla Toscana a Milano e ritorno – sesta puntata “Tutta mia la citta(‘)”
- Today and Tomorrow, palla a 21 challenges (Il Tirreno, Aug. 17, 2019)
- Highlights from the 40th palla eh! tournament in Ciciano (Siena)
- Palla a 21: the Tournament in Piloni continues (Il Tirreno, Aug. 18, 2019)
- The “over- and under-” palla meetup in Tirli, Southern Tuscany