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Dave
10-22-2005, 03:38 PM
This is another favorite game in our camp. Most people have played this game before, but I'll explain it anyway.

You start by choose two trees, poles, or any two objects to be the ends (bases).
Then choose two people (campers or counselors) to be the enders. These people stand at the two bases and throw the ball to each other. They try to get the runners out.
Depending on the rules, runners may run whenever they wish or there is countdown to when everyone runs at the same time.
You get out if an ender hits you with the ball (either by throwing the ball or tagging you with it, depending on your rules).
The winner is the only person to not get out.
You cannot get out if you're touching one of the bases.
Often, the enders will trick the camper runners (and some counselor runners) by pretending to throw the ball, but really holding on to it. Then when the runners leave the base, the ender can get them out easily.
In return, runners often distract the enders by not touching the base. When the ender goes to get that person out, everyone else runs to the other base. This is a popular strategy for campers in our camp.
Skater Bubbles
11-02-2005, 07:09 PM
We don't play this game at my summer camp now, but we played it in the gym at my day camp and it worked well! The older kids really liked it, but I found that it really depends on your two taggers how well the game is going to go!
CAMPFRIEND
11-03-2005, 10:52 AM
We have counselors be the taggers. It's a great game when you want to get the kids tired and you are getting to the end of the day!!
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camper
11-03-2005, 02:26 PM
the boys at my camp play this game all the time. i actually learned it b/c it's kind of a tradition in my family to play it, my cousins and i used to play in my grandparents' backyard when i was younger, and we loved it b/c our moms played it when they were little!
Dave
11-03-2005, 04:01 PM
We have counselors be the taggers. It's a great game when you want to get the kids tired and you are getting to the end of the day!!
If it's our activity for the period, we have counselors be the enders as well. But if a bunch of us are just playing it on the side during swim or in between activities, we let the campers be enders sometimes.
Skater Bubbles
11-04-2005, 12:37 AM
Ya if the counselors are taggers the game is really fun!!!