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