Wood Tag
Source:
Games For The Playground, Home, School And Gymnasium
Category:
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES
_3 to 30 or more players._
_Out of doors; gymnasium._
This is a game of tag. When there are more than thirty players, it is
desirable to have two or more who are It, or taggers. The players
venture as near as possible to the one who is It, taunting him by
crying, "Ticky, ticky, touch wood!" Any player may seek immunity from
being tagged by touching a piece of wood. No growing thing, however,
such as a tree or shrub, is to be considered as wood. No player may
stay very long in any place of safety, and the moment his hand or foot
be taken from the wood he is liable to be tagged. A player who is not
near wood may gain a few minutes' respite by calling out "Parley!" but
he must stand perfectly still in the place where he then is, the
tagger being able to tag him if he makes the slightest move of any
part of his body. When such a player decides to run again, he calls
out, "Parley out!"
This game affords opportunity for a great deal of sport through the
making of false starts and the daring approach to the one who is It,
who, in turn, may make sudden and unexpected sorties in different
directions.
Like Iron Tag, this game is very ancient, and has evidently
come from an old superstition that to touch iron or some other
particular substance gave immunity from the spell of evil
spirits.
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