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Fence Tag

gamepac — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:30:01 +0000

This game is a great favorite for outdoor play but may also be used in the gymnasium various pieces of apparatus being used in lieu of a fence.

A certain length of fence is chosen for the game. The one who is It gives the other players a slight start in which to vault over the fence when he immediately vaults over and tries to tag them. This tagging may be done only when both players are on the same side of the fence.

The dodging is made almost or quite entirely by vaulting or dodging back and forth across the fence within the length or boundaries previously determined. Any player tagged must change places with the one who is It.

FOR THE SCHOOLROOM.–This game may be used in the schoolroom by vaulting over the seats. When played in this way it is not allowable to reach across seats or desks to tag a player. The tagging must be done in the same aisle in which the tagger stands.

Bung The Bucket

gamepac — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:30:01 +0000

This is a game of leapfrog. The players are divided into two parties. Half of them form one continuous “back ” on which the other half jump one at a time until all are seated. The players who form the “back” stand one behind another the first player resting his head against the stomach of one who stands upright backed by a wall or fence. Each player in turn grasps the coat tail or waist of and rests his head or shoulder against the player next in front. They should thus make one long even and solid “back” or row of backs. These are called the buckets. The other players are called the bungs and stand at some little distance to get a run for the leap. They will naturally select their best leaper as the first of their line as he may not move forward after he has once landed on the backs and it is desirable that he should leave as much space behind him as possible for the others to sit. None of the players may move forward after once landing on the backs. If all of the bungs succeed in seating themselves without any break occurring among the buckets it counts one in favor of the buckets. When such a breakdown occurs the two parties change places the bungs taking the place of the buckets otherwise the game is repeated with the same bungs and buckets. The party wins which has the highest score to its credit at the end.

Leapfrog

gamepac — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:30:01 +0000

The first player makes a back standing either with his back or his side toward the one who is to leap over. The next player runs leaps over the back runs a few steps forward so as to allow space for a run between himself and the first player and in his turn stoops over and makes a back. This makes two backs. The third player leaps over the first back runs and leaps over the second runs a short distance and makes a third back etc. until all the players are making backs when the first one down takes his turn at leaping and so on indefinitely.

VARIATION.–This may be made much more difficult by each player moving only a few feet in advance of the back over which he has leaped as this will then leave no room for a run between the backs but means a continuous succession of leaps by the succeeding players.

Jump The Bean Bag

gamepac — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:30:01 +0000

The class is divided into two equal divisions or teams. The teams stand in opposite outside aisles and face the center of the room. The game consists in a contest between the two divisions as to which shall finish first in the following relay here described for one team.

The leader at the head or front of the line having the bean bag in his hand runs down the first aisle toward the rear places the bean bag on the center seat of the row to his left (second row from standing line) vaults over the seat and runs up the next aisle to the front of the room and so to the head of his division. He tags the player standing at the head of the line and passes behind the line to the rear taking his place at the foot.

The player who has been tagged at the head of the line immediately runs down the first aisle takes the bean bag from the seat vaults over the seat and passes down the next aisle to the rear of the room and so to the foot of his line. He hands the bean bag to the player next to him who passes it to his neighbor and so it is passed up to the head of the line.

The player at the head of the line immediately upon receiving the bean bag runs down the first aisle places it on the seat vaults over the seat to the next aisle and so to the head of his line where he tags the player who has moved up to his place.

The game thus consists in an alternate placing and taking of the bag from the seat. The player who places the bag returns to the head of the line to tag the player standing there and then passes behind the line to the foot the player taking the bean bag returns to the rear of his line and passes the bean bag up the line.

The division whose original leader first gets back to his starting place wins the game.