A
childhood game.
Equipment:
One
tennis or other
bouncy ball.
One
wall with no
windows.
Gameplay:
Players throw the ball at the
wall, and then
someone catches it and
throws it back at the
wall.
Eventually somone will touch the
ball with
some part of their body but
fail to catch it. They then have to run and
touch the wall while the other players attempt to hit them with the
ball. When they reach the
wall they are
safe.
Depending on how it is being played, someone who is
hit can be
out, or they may have 3 "lives" or they may just keep playing.
Butts Up:
Various offenses (agreed on at the beginning of the game) earn the offender a "Butts Up". He must
stand facing the
wall with his
hands on the
back of his
head. Someone throws the
ball at him.
Offenses that get a Butts Up can include:
Throwing the ball and not hitting the
wall.
Touching the
ball twice without
catching it.
Missing when throwing at someone else who is Butts Up<.BR>
Non
Violent Version
If you don't want to throw
balls at
people, you can play Off the Wall where you have to throw the
ball at the
wall instead of the person, and there are no Butts Ups.