[Fictionary] New round: the rules to STONE

[Pierre Abbat]

> JUMP THE SHOT: "The players stand in a circle, with one in the center
> holding a rope with a weight on the end. The center player swings the
> rope around to describe a large circle on the floor, with a
> sufficient length of rope to place the bag in line with the feet of
> those in the circle. The circle players jump to avoid being caught
> around the ankles by the rope. Any one caught in this way must retire
> from the circle, the player winning who longest retains his place.
> For this game a shot bag, such as is used to weight the ends of the
> rope that is drawn over jump standards, may be used, and the game
> takes its name from this. This bag, however, being heavy and hard,
> may lead to accidents by hitting the ankles of players, and other
> things are more desirable unless the players be expert. A bean bag,
> sand, or oat bag will do just as well, tied to the end of a rope."

This sounds very much like something I read in the New Games Book. First you 
put a ball in a sock (this is called a "smeltz" or some similar word), then 
you tie it on the end of a rope (the rope and ball together are called 
a "bola", and there's a bola spider which takes its name from this), then you 
swing the bola in a large circle and people jump over it as it passes by.

Pierre

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