Third Man
Source:
Games For The Playground, Home, School And Gymnasium
Category:
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES
_15 to 100 players._
_Playground; gymnasium._
This game is another form of the game commonly known as Three
Deep, but instead of being played in the circular formation,
the players are scattered irregularly over the playground.
All of the players but two take partners and scatter in any irregular
way. The players forming each couple stand facing each other, with the
distance of a long step between them. To make a success of the game,
the distance should be considerable between the various couples.
Of the two odd players, one is runner and the other chaser, the object
of the latter being to tag the runner. The runner may take refuge
between any two players who are standing as a couple. The moment that
he does so, the one toward whom his back is turned becomes third man,
and must in his turn try to escape being tagged by the chaser. Should
the chaser tag the runner, they exchange places, the runner
immediately becoming chaser and the chaser being liable instantly to
tagging.
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