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blocko
name of a school yard game: At primary school we used to play the game "blocko".
Editor's comments: Does anyone know how to play this game?
Contributor's comments: This game was also called "kick the can". Unknown to me as a child in Adelaide but played in the north of the state. Some of my cousins called it "kick the can". It was a bit like "what's the time Mr Wolf?" where the aim was to sneak up on the can without being seen to move. I was only 5 or 6 when we played it.
Contributor's comments: How to play Blocko. You draw a "base" on the ground - usually a small square about a foot across. The Block - a block of wood or a stone, of a size that would fit comfortably in your hand, is placed in the middle of it. The participants gather round, and "dip" to see who will "go he". The person who was "he" in the last game gets to kick the block as far out of the base as he or she can. "He" then has to kick it back into the square, and while he/she is doing so all the other players run away and hide. "He" then goes to search for them. If "he" finds you in your hiding place, you then both run back to the block. If "he" gets there first, he/she calls out "Blocko Sally" (or whatever your name is). You are then caught and must stand around and wait. If you get to the base before "he", you can kick the block out and run away to hide again, while "he" kicks the block back into the base. If you see that "he" is away from the base looking for players, you may run out and kick the block out of the base, and before "he" can do anything else, he/she must kick the block back in. Whenever the block is kicked out of the base by a player, all who are caught may go free and run away to hide again. Once all players are caught, the game is over. "He" now has the privilege of kicking the block out to start the next game.
Contributor's comments: The Blocko we played was slightly different from what was said above. When we played blocko, after choosing who was It, an item was chosen to be the base (usually a rubbish bin, or a tree. Trees made it harder for the spotter, because you couldn't see in all directions). Everyone ran away while whoever was It counted. At the count, the person turned around and tried to spot other players. If a player was spotted, you had to call "Blocko [person] [where spotted]" just to make sure you weren't calling out random names. The game ended when either (a) everyone was caught, or (b) someone touched the base. The next game's spotter was decided by whoever was caught first, or occaisionally the same spotter if unsuccessful in his job. There are some variations: (1) Blocko-Freeall. I played this when I was younger (years 2-4 maybe) and involved playing in a narrow run [>5m wide and usually 10-30m long] and against a wall. The spotter stood against a wall, and a line was deemed the safe line. The object was to get to the wall without being caught moving. The spotter turned to the wall, and turned back, regulating movement. If you were caught moving, you went next to the spotter and formed a chain. You got free by touching someone still in play. At this point, you return to the safe line, and try again. When someone gets close enough, they hit the wall and shout "Freeall!" and everyone runs back to the safe line. The spotter attempts to tag someone. If s/he gets someone, they're it for the next round; failing that, the spotter remains It. (b) Spotlight: It plays like Blocko, but it's at night, and the spotter spots with a torch. "Blocko..." is replaces with "Spotlight..." Played this in High School.