King, king give us a soldier

 

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primaryprimarysecondarysecondary motor skills

The number of children playing:

6-20 children, there must be an even number of players

Equipment:

We need an area where we can play it, outside or inside.

The story »behind the game«

It is a very old game which was already played by our great-grandparents. This game has always been very popular, it was played by our ancestors while they were watching cattle.

Instructions / rules:

Players divide into two teams and they determine their captains. The teams will be set up to 5 m distance. Players stand in line and hold hands firmly. The starting team calls out: “King, king, give us a soldier”. The second team will say, “Which one”? The first team chooses one of the opponents and calls for example: “Milan”. Milan runs and tries to break through the hands of the opponents. If he succeeds, he chooses one player from the pair he went through and takes him to his team. If he fails, he remains in the opponent’s team. And the game continues. The winner is the team which has the most players in the end.