Tsougrisma is the Greek Easter game in which players crack colored eggs against one another.
The name comes from a Greek word meaning “clashing” or “striking.” Players hold a hard-boiled egg and tap its end against another player’s egg. The person whose shell remains unbroken continues playing, while the cracked egg is removed from competition.
Greek Orthodox families commonly play tsougrisma after the Resurrection service or during the Easter meal. The eggs are traditionally dyed red, a color connected in Greek Easter symbolism with the blood of Christ and the joy of the Resurrection.
Rules vary slightly. Some players use both the pointed and rounded ends in separate rounds, and a final unbroken egg may be treated as especially lucky. Tsougrisma is a game, not the name of the red-dyeing custom itself.