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