Eggy Moo
One of group nominated/elected as 'it'.
'It' holds a tennis ball and selects the category (e.g cars)
Away from 'it', rest of players choose enough names or 'makes' of that category for each player (including whoever is 'it') i.e. if 'cars' is the category then each player has a name such as 'rover', 'jaguar', 'ford', 'vauxhall'.
Players return to 'it' and call out all names chosen. Then 'it' throws tennis ball high above his/her head whilst calling out the 'make' they have chosen.
Whoever was assigned that 'make' must run and pick up the ball whilst everybody else runs as far away as they can. When he/she has hold of the ball they shout 'stop' and everybody has to stop and stand still.
...that's when the fun really starts!
(as far as I know, this game was played in only one street in one town in London in the sixties - it may only have been played by me, as even my older brother and sister don't remember it!)
Posted by: keith rapley
'It' holds a tennis ball and selects the category (e.g cars)
Away from 'it', rest of players choose enough names or 'makes' of that category for each player (including whoever is 'it') i.e. if 'cars' is the category then each player has a name such as 'rover', 'jaguar', 'ford', 'vauxhall'.
Players return to 'it' and call out all names chosen. Then 'it' throws tennis ball high above his/her head whilst calling out the 'make' they have chosen.
Whoever was assigned that 'make' must run and pick up the ball whilst everybody else runs as far away as they can. When he/she has hold of the ball they shout 'stop' and everybody has to stop and stand still.
...that's when the fun really starts!
(as far as I know, this game was played in only one street in one town in London in the sixties - it may only have been played by me, as even my older brother and sister don't remember it!)
Posted by: keith rapley
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| Karen Connolly |  |
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| Have been trying to find out the name of this game which I played as a youngster in the 1960's as did my husband. We don't remember it as eggymoo but can't remember what it was called. I played it in the street (not many cars around then!) during the school lunchtime (went home for dinner then) and my husband played it in the "rec". We both lived in West London. |
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06 Dec 13:28:25 |
Roger Huddle | |
| We played it all the time in Havant Road Walthamstow during the 1950's along with three stones and tin can copper which is similar to kick the can also listed. Cheers |
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04 Mar 13:13:14 |
Bob Swallow | |
| I played a variation of this game in Hull in the 50s. We called it Eggitybudge (not sure how that would be spelled). The ball was thrown against a wall, rather than in the air and if the person selected could catch the ball before it hit the ground they cried 'Fry your own bacon' and the 'it' was still 'it'. |
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