[Fictionary] New round: the rules to STONE

[Nicolas Ward]

On Dec 7, 2011, at 12:36 PM, Pierre Abbat wrote:

>> 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.

"Skiiip it, skiiip it... but the greatest thing of all! There's a... counter on that ball!"

--Nick