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] Date
The article mentions "in to the 1970s," but this game was still very popular when I played it in the 1980s, in Canada at least. I can't speak to whether or not it is still played, but is it necessary to include a date?
Also, does anyone actually call this game "British Bulldog" as the article suggests? The only similarity I can see is that players are trying to get from one side to the other, but otherwise, it's a completely different game.
[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)
[edit] "also known as ... British Bulldog"
Really? I've never heard of this: though there are a number of variations of BB, I've never come across Red Rover being called by that name. Another one for the "citation required" pile, I think! 81.153.111.37 (talk) 01:43, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Date
I agree I think the date should be adjusted. I played this game frequently as a child in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Many of my friends growing up in Canada in at that time also played this game. It was a school yard regular. I'm not sure if children still play this game or are even allowed to, but I know for sure that "Red Rover" was a very common school yard game in Canada into the 1990s.
Also with regards to "British Bulldog" I always understood "British Bulldog" to be a completely different game, somewhat similar to octopus, from what I can remember.
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