Tejo (Colombia)

The players throw a round weight in a blackboard filled with clay, trying to hit one of the pink triangles filled with gunpowder. If the weight hits, there is a bang due to the explosion of gunpowder. When playing in Cancha de tejo the player should be careful as he is constantly passing other players in Tejo.

Fig. Player's position during the throw

Accessories for playing in Tejo:
- Tejo – a round metal weight, about 680 grams
- a wooden board with a height of 1.5 meters and approx. 90 centimeters–1 meter wide, filled with clay, set aslant to the player at an angle of 35-45 degrees; clay has an intermediate consistency between mud and modeline, which is important, because from it depends the ease of removing Tejo
- Protective board – to prevent Tejo from falling out of the target area
- Bocin – a thin metal cylinder with a diameter of 11 centimeters, two centimeters long, pressed in clay in the middle of the array
- Mecha – gunpowder packed in pink paper in the shape of a triangle; four pieces are put on the edges of Bocin clay (opposite to each other, on four sides),
- L-shaped metal handle for tearing Tejo of clay
- A piece of material made from Fique – for cleaning Tejo of clay
- Cancha de tejo – building with areas to play in Tejo, usually there is also a bar with snacks and beer
- a playing field – 2.5 meters wide, 19.5 meters long (the distance of the player from the board is 12.5 meters) is the size of the field during the competition, but in a recreation game fields may be smaller
- something to write down points

Fig. Size of the field in meters and in feet

In Tejo you can play in an informal or formal manner, to collect points or as a championship rank competition.
Punctation:
Players throw their Tejo in the board. After the throws, the points are counted (though the score can be arbitrary, most often the following chart applies):
- 1 point (mano; hand) – receives the group that Tejo landed the closest to Bocin
- 3 points (mecha; hit) – receives the player who hit the Mecha triangle and caused an explosion
- 6 points (embocinada, bullseye) – receives a group, which Tejo fell into the middle of the board inside Bocin
- 9 points (mañona; strike) – the highest score is awarded to the person who will hit the middle of the Bocin cylinder, after causing the explosion in the previous throw (Tejo breaks down Mecha and hits the middle of Bocin)

Fig. Target system: 1. Protective board, 2. Frame, 3. Clay, 4. Bocin, 5. Mecha