Dakota Oyate Challenge Hand Game
2026
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Friday,February,6th 2026 @ 10am
Auxiliary Gym – Corn Palace - Mitchell, SD
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Entry Fee $350 Per Team, cash or check
Team Registration
(click link below)
https://form.jotform.com/260146908612052
Passes are Not included.
Send Team Roster and Name of Teams/Schools to
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Entry Fees will be taken at team sign up day of tournament
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All teams must show respect and sportsmanship. Team sponsors will promote good sportsmanship.
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No arguing with judges or the committee. They will settle all disputes.
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Teams must be ready to play within ten (10) minutes of the conclusion of the previous game.
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Otherwise, the game will be forfeited. No Exceptions.
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All team members must be listed on the team roster, with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 7.
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Each team must have a captain or a head guesser.
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Guessers and hiders must identify themselves to opposing teams.
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NO TRICK GUESSING.
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No thumbs, hooks or forks.
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Only the team captain or the judges can call a time out to settle a dispute.
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The judges have the option to shorten a game that continues on too long. Sticks will be
removed only during a stop and a tie.
12. The judges will take an active role in controlling the game.
13. Coordinator/ Judges decisions are FINAL
Lakota Style Hand Game Rules Marked Bones
Teams are required to bring their own Lakota Style Sets
Eight Sticks Per Team and No Kick Stick
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If both sets of marked bones are guessed correctly, they must be forfeited to the guessing team.
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If both sets of marked bones are missed or guessed incorrectly, the guessing team must forfeit two sticks to the hiders team
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If one set of marked bones is guessed and the other set is missed:
*The one who is missed hides the bones again
*the guesser forfeits one stick to the opposing team
*the one who is guessed will hold and be in a stay
* If the 2nd guess is missed then both bones come back into play
*the guesser forfeits one stick to the opposing team
* if the 2nd guess is correctly guessed then the hiders forfeit the bones to the guessers.
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There are no live and dead sticks in Lakota Style
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A team must win all sixteen sticks to be declared the Winner.