The 10 List
March 9, 2007
I got into a conversation yesterday about what I (as in my generation) used to play as a kid. I was talking to a gentleman that was a bit older, along with a kid who was about 14 I think. The guy was a client, the kid was his son. There is that connection. Anyway, it got me thinking, what were the 10 best games I (we) used to play as a kid to “keep us out trouble”? Be sure to add your games that did not make the list, and any revisions of the games I put on mine if you played them differently. And if a description is needed, I will supply that for you, as names do change depending on location. Here goes it.
10. Hide and Seek
9. Tag/Freeze Tag
8. Spud (aka - Baby In The Air)
So this is one that could have multiple names. I know it as Spud. I have heard it called Baby In The Air as well. The concept is this…You designate a category (cars). Players choose a topic in the category (ford). You have a ball (the red kickball, you know it), and you throw it straight up in the air and call out Ford, for example. That person catches the ball, chooses a target, takes 4 steps spelling out SPUD, then tries to hit another player with the ball.
7. Kill The Man With The Ball
6. Kick The Can
5. Mano
This one goes way back. Used to play it with my boys in The Del, but it really picked up steam when my homies from The Horne got involved too. They actually had a net for it, we just used our couch. Big ups to The Lair. Basically hand hockey with a small soft stuffed ball, usually a soccer ball. Great game.
4. Man Hunt
3. Freedom (aka - Jailbreak)
Just like Man Hunt, except, you have designated jail where you put the captured players. When you find and capture the other team you yell, “123 no breaksies”. The team hiding can free their teammates by touching the jail and yelling freedom.
2. Swing It
This was only played in The Del, I guarantee it. You have two people get on a swing. Two or one other person has a ball (usually the red kickball) and is not on a swing. The two on the swing, well swing, and have to avoid the thrown ball at all cost. You can use your feet as a shield, all other body parts are fair game. Once you get picked off, you switch and the other player gets on a swing. We made it up, and it was good times.
1. Run The Bases
Possibly one of the best games we have ever had the priviledge to play. We had a great time playing, especially when my old man and Uncle Scott got involved. That is why it makes my list at #1.
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Nerf Wars - Made forts out of pillows, chairs, blankets etc. and used whatever nerf guns were around and unloaded on the other team.
Rock Wars- This is an ltown one. Juniper Hill vs. Lower Orchard. Our sections didn’t get along back in the day, so from time to time if we were both down by the creek we’d start chucking rocks at each other. Always ended with the same kid getting cracked in the head and having to get stitches.
Game of Death - Full contact basketball. If you caught somone’s basket before it hit the ground you could throw it back through and negate their points. The only way to score everytime was a monster dunk - got pretty nasty. That one was thought up by cloak’s dad cause he was bored and drunk and needed some entertainment.
2 things.
A- mano should undoubtedly be #1
B- so f’n weird, but i had a dream last night i was down the shore with a bunch of people, and was playing run the bases on the beach…so f’n weird
sly, how could i forget about nerf wars? good call.
and…i’m gonna call your bullshit on this one…
i don’t believe you had a conversation with an ‘older man’ the other day about childhood games…seems far fetched…
…especially since you posted this ‘article’ on a day when they played back the preston and steve segment about childhood games…
and mano…”homies from the horne got involved?”
hey tough guy, we invented mano, and also own 8 of the 10 championship trophies here in the horne. thanks.
Like I said, we were playing that in The Del far before we knew you two. It was a coming of age for the game. And yes, I was talking to the guy and his kid, but it was brought up because of the Preston and Steve segment. So it wasn’t completely bullshit.
Oh, thanks for inviting me to the concert asshole. And to think, your suppose to be in the wedding and you don’t even invite the groom. Real cool friend.
Run the bases is definitely number 1. I think allendale drive invented that game. But if not, we definitely owned it. What about error? anybody play that?
Nah, don’t think I’ve played error. But there is Suey (which I should have added) and FACE (hackey sack).
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