If using complete Shisima Game Printable, color center circular shape blue (for water) and space around octagon shape green (for grass). Laminate, if desired.
If using blank Shisima Game Printable, use ruler and pencil to draw straight lines between opposite corners of the octagon shape.
Use crayons to color circular shape blue (for water).
Use scissors to cut out water shape and octagon shape (without cutting intersecting lines in center).
Use glue stick to glue octagon-shaped game board onto center of a piece of cardboard. Then, glue water shape onto center of game board where lines intersect.
To Play Shisima Game:
Each player places one imbalavali/water bug on each of three side-by-side points on the outside of the octagon-shaped board. Players' imbalavali should be on opposite edges of the octagon board.
Player 1 (youngest player goes first) moves one of their imbalavali/water bugs along a straight line to any adjacent vacant intersection (center shisima/water counts as an intersection).
Player 2 moves one of their imbalavali/water bugs along a line to any adjacent vacant intersection. But, they may not jump or replace any other imbalavali/water bug.
Play continues with players taking turns moving their imbalavali/water bugs until one player positions all of their imbalavali/water bugs in a row, with one being in the center shisima/water, and wins the game.