Gauchos implemented games all throughout Argentina to show their respect to their tradition and that they continue to practice it.
(1) The tame – it involved great techniques and calmness. A player must tame a wild horse without frightening it.
(2) The Payada – players will show their traditional poetry. The player is called the Gaucho and he is accompanied with a guiter, together they are called payador. Payador needs to give graceful topics accompanied with guitars.
La Taba: it is a game like flipping a coin, they trowed a bone, and if the facing upside was the face, the player wins, otherwise he lost, they used this for betting.
Truco: It is a card game, where lying and tricking your opponents is almost crucial to win.
La Doma: Maybe one the most known one, a gaucho is presented to a wild horse, and he tries to mount the animal for the longest period of time possible.
