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Crossing No Man's Land
Formation--In single line. A parallel line is drawn about ...

Par
_10 to 30 or more players._ _Playground; gymnasium._ ...

Slipper Slap
_10 to 30 or more players._ _Indoors; out of doors._ ...

Animal Show.
An amusing game for children is one in which each child i...

Matching Advertisements
Advertisements are cut from magazines and each advertisement ...

Blowing Out The Candle
A very funny blind game. A candle is lighted and placed in po...

Simon Says
One player chosen to be "Simon" takes his place before the ot...

Wink.
All the girls sit in a circle, and the boys stand outside, ...

John Ball

Source: What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games And Pastimes
Category: GAMES FOR A PARTY





The same game may be played also with "The House that Jack Built,"
and there are other stories of a similar kind. Among these the most
amusing for a large party would perhaps be the old rhyme of "John
Ball."

First round.-- John Ball shot them all.
Second round.-- John Block made the stock,
But John Ball shot them all.
Third round.-- John Brammer made the rammer,
John Block made the stock,
But John Ball shot them all.
Fourth round.-- John Wyming made the priming,
John Brammer made the rammer,
John Block made the stock,
But John Ball shot them all.
Fifth round.-- John Scott made the shot....
Sixth round.-- John Crowder made the powder....
Seventh round.-- John Puzzle made the muzzle....
Eighth round.-- John Farrell made the barrel....
Ninth round.-- John Clint made the flint....
Tenth round.-- John Patch made the match....

In the tenth round, then, each player has to say--

John Patch made the match,
John Clint made the flint,
John Farrell made the barrel,
John Puzzle made the muzzle,
John Crowder made the powder,
John Scott made the shot,
John Wyming made the priming,
John Brammer made the rammer,
John Block made the stock,
But John Ball shot them all.




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