Talk:Red Rover
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Question: this is "a game played primarily by children" in which area(s) of the world? --Ianb 22:59, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Origins?
What is the history of this game? Where did it originate from? What does 'red rover' mean?
The 3rd and 4th paragraphs are really tounge-in-cheek.
"Red Rover is a game where children tell each other to run back and forth and break the arms of the poor child defenders." WTF?
[edit] As I remember it...
...from twenty years ago now (in Worcestershire, England), the chant we used was: Red Rover, Red Rover, We-e call (Someone) over! I must say, I've never heard of the compass-point thing, though. From what I've read, the game is fairly common in Britain, so the exclusively American possible explanations given at the end of the article are ones I take with a pinch of salt. Also, re the comment about technology - people have been saying, "Oh, children today don't play traditional games any more" for several hundred years at least now! Loganberry 04:04, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] I agree
Perhaps is should be merged
[edit] Banning
I remember hearing at one time that some schools in my area were banning this game cause of the "danger" it posed and kids supposedly hurting themselves. Da Kenster 01:49, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
