The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 2 of 2) / With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes, and Methods of Playing etc.

by Alice Bertha Gomme

CONTEST GAMES.

To take Prisoners.

• [Bedlams].
• [Blackthorn].
• [Buckey-how].
• [Canlie].
• [Chickidy Hand].
• [Click].
• [Cock].
• [Flowers].
• [Hornie].
• [Hunt the Staigie].
• [Johnny Rover].
• [King Cæsar].
• [King Come-a-lay].
• [King of Cantland].
• [Lamploo].
• [Over Clover].
• [Prisoner’s Base].
• [Range the Bus].
• [Rax].
• [Relievo].
• [Rin-im-over].
• [Save all].
• [Shepherds].
• [Stacks].
• [Stag].
• [Stag Warning].
• [Warney].

Prisoners and Possession of Ground.

• [Barley Break].
• [French and English].
• [How many Miles to Babylon (2)].
• [Pi-cow].
• [Prisoner’s Base].
• [Range the Bus].
• [Rigs].
• [Scots and English].

Catching and Touching for “he” or “it.”

• [Black Doggie].
• [Blackman’s Tig].
• [Boggle about the Stacks].
• [Canlie].
• [Cross Tig].
• [Cutters and Trucklers].
• [Drop Handkerchief].
• [Fire on the Mountains].
• [Hand in and Hand out].
• [High Windows].
• [Jinkie].
• [King o’ the Castle].
• [Letting the Buck out].
• [Long Terrace].
• [Mannie on the Pavement].
• [One Catch all].
• [Push in the Wash Tub].
• [Puss in the Corner].
• [Rakes and Roans].
• [Round Tag].
• [Ticky Touchwood].
• [Tig].
• [Time].
• [Tom Tiddler’s Ground].
• [Touch].
• [Tres-acre].
• [Twos and Threes].

Tug of War.

• [A’ the Birdies].
• [Namers and Guessers].
• [Oranges and Lemons].
• [Sun and Moon].
• [Three Day’s Holidays].
• [Through the Needle ’ee].