Ring-a-lievio

Source: Games For The Playground, Home, School And Gymnasium
Category: MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES



(Ring-a-lee-ve-o)


_10 to 30 or more players._

_Out of doors._

This is a form of Hide and Seek in opposing parties. Players
who are caught are prisoners and may be freed as described. The
method of capture also differs from that in some other forms of
Hide and Seek.

A small goal or den about five feet square is drawn at some central
point.

Two leaders are chosen who alternate in choosing players, until all
are disposed in two groups. Lots are drawn or counting out resorted to
between the captains to determine which side shall start out first.
The remaining group takes its place in the den while the opponents go
to some distant point, from which they call "Ready!" and immediately
scatter and hide.

The group in the den, as soon as they hear the call "Ready!" start out
for the chase, leaving one of their number to guard the den. Whenever
a player is caught (tagging is not enough; the player must be firmly
secured), the catcher calls "Caught! Caught! Caught!" and leads his
prisoner to the den. The object of the game is to make prisoners of
all of the hiding team. A prisoner may be freed from the den by one of
the players from his group running out from his hiding place and
tagging him. This may only be done, however, by the rescuer getting
both feet in the den. Should this be accomplished, the rescuer calls
"Ring-a-lievio!" as he dashes through the den, and both run for
safety. The den keeper tries to catch them as they run away, but may
not chase them beyond certain boundaries, which must be determined
beforehand. Only one prisoner may be freed at a time. Prisoners are
most easily freed when there are several in the den at once and the
den keeper's attention is distracted to one side of the den while the
prisoners are freed from the other.

This game, like all hiding games, is especially adapted to open
spaces, offering many hiding places, such as the edge of a
wood, a garden, park, or playground having considerable
shrubbery, or to a village street.


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