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