This is the favorite of the Pioneers and Trailblazers in out outpost.
Historically, we have played it that if we call "Steal the Bacon", EVERYONE
goes for it. This has never been a problem, until a couple of weeks ago.
We have grown as an outpost, and when I called "Steal the Bacon", 20 boys
ran for the middle. One boy who had the bacon would up on the bottom of
the pile and when someone lunged for the bacon, this boy hit his head on
the floor. He finished the night feeling fine and went home. All seemed
well until I got a call at 1:00 a.m. that he was at the hospital talking
incoherantly. Apparently he wound up with a mild concussion and was in the
hospital for 2 days. We are going to change the way we play this game.
Bottom line is be careful with the games you choose and the way you play
them.
By the way, another favorite with the boys is "British Bulldog". This is
a strenuous game, but the boys love it. It MUST be played outdoors,
though.
To play, you will need a playing field of some size. We use half of a
middle school football field. There is an "end zone" on each end, and "out
of bounds" on each side. Choose one boy who is "IT". He gets in the
middle and all the other boys line up behind one of the end zones. The boy
in the middle calls "BRITISH BULLDOG", and the other boys must go to the
other end zone without getting tackled. If they are tackled ( or go out of
bounds) they then help the boy(s) in the middle tackle the others. This
continues back and forth until only one boy is left. He is then "IT", and
the game starts over again.
"Cdr.Jen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 05/18/99 02:15:52 PM
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Subject: [RR] Buckaroo Favorite Game
This one has been mentioned before, but when it comes to "What game do you
want to play", my boys all shout - STEAL THE BACON!
Divide your players into two groups. They should form 2 lines - each team
facing the other:
xxxxxxxxxxx - team 1
U -----------the bacon
000000000 - team 2
(important - YOU NEED an even number of players. The odd man out can be
LEADER)
The "bacon" (we use a horseshoe), is placed halfway between the two groups.
Each player on each team is then given a number from 1 to (the total number
of players of that team). Then each team should face off as follows:
1,2,3,4,5,6..... - team 1 -players 1 - 6
|
| U -----------the bacon
|
6,5,4,3,2,1....- team 2 players 6 -1
So player #1 faces player #6 etc...
Now the leader calls out a number. The players with that number quickly run
forward to STEAL THE BACON and run back to their team. If they are tagged
by
the opponent there is NO point. If they make it back without being tagged
they score a point. (Be sure the leader calls ALL the numbers at some
time). You can be creative as say, "I'm thinking of the number of points in
the RR emblem". OR how many RED points are in the emblem.
-Cdr Jen
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