mancala
marbles
they usually played with yo-yo's and hopscotch
People played several different games during colonial times in New Jersey. The games included graces, hornbook, fivestones, marbles, ring the hob, shuttlecock, cats cradle, and nine pins.
Pass the dilldow
They played COD
they did nothing
Tag Hide and seek
they would play sports like we do just not competively as we do
Horse races, chess, gambling games, boxing matches, hunting.
Marbles and Blind Man's Bluff
When you get education, you learn. Most of the time, when you play games, you don't learn. There are many educational games out there though.
they played marbels and jacks