From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Steal the Bacon
Steal the Bacon
Steal the Bacon is a tag-based children’s game, in which who was called. For instance each student gets the name
teams try to steal a flag or other item (the "bacon") from of an ex-president and the teacher calls "Our first presi-
the field without being tagged. dent!" This way of applying the rules is also used some-
times to reinforce simple mathematical skills.
Rules A full contact version of Steal the Bacon exists at
many all boys summer camps. With this set of rules, play-
The players are divided into teams, typically two, al- ers are required to return the "bacon" across their team
though more are possible. Players are assigned a call- line. In addition, players must prevent the "bacon" from
sign, often a number, which is shared by a member of crossing their opponent’s line by any means necessary.
the opposing team. The teams line up on opposite edges Play this version on soft grass or sand.
of the playing area, which has the "bacon" in the center.
A referee calls out the call-sign, and the team members
who have that call-sign must run to the center, grab the
Popular culture
bacon, and return to their teammates without being A 2010 PBS documentary, New York Street Games, mentions
tagged by the other player(s) with that call-sign. Tagging Steal the Bacon.[1].
of a player may not occur before that player has touched
the "bacon". The referee may call out more than one call-
sign resulting in many pairs of players, each player at-
References
tempting to steal the "bacon". • GamesKidsPlay.net - Steal the Bacon
Occasionally, this game will be used as a fun educa- [1] New York Street Games (Motion picture). New York
tional or reinforcement tool. Instead of directly giving City. http://www.newyorkstreetgames.com/
the call sign, a teacher acting as referee can give indirect home.html. Retrieved 14 Nov 2011.
clues which the players have to deduce in order to know
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