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