Editing Hopscotch (section)

=== French: Marelle, Escargot ===
"Marelle" is the name of the traditional hopscotch game in France, but a variant there is known as ''escargot'' (snail) or ''marelle ronde'' (round hopscotch).<ref name="britannica-hopscotch">{{cite web |last1=Tikkanen |first1=Amy |title=hopscotch |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/hopscotch-game |website=Britannica.com |access-date=15 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The variant is played on a spiral course. Players must hop on one foot to the center of the spiral and then reverse their path to back out again.

If the player reaches the center without stepping on a line or losing balance he or she marks one square with his or her initials, and from then on may place two feet in that square, while all other players must hop over it. The game ends when all squares are marked or no one can reach the center and the winner is the player who "owns" the most squares.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supercooltoystore.com/game-guides/how-to-play-snail-hopscotch |title=Closed for Maintenance |publisher=Super Cool Toy Store |access-date=2015-03-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104042224/http://www.supercooltoystore.com/game-guides/how-to-play-snail-hopscotch |archive-date=2015-01-04 }}</ref>