Kids these days don't know what they're missing!
Long before iPhones and Netflix, Glasgow's children played in the streets for hours on end - enjoying endless games that were non-stop entertainment.
The aim was for the remaining players to reach the other end of the field without being caught and, if they were caught, they became bulldogs. The last player standing is the winner, and begins the next game as the bulldog. The other players run and hide, before It attempts to find them all while keeping an eye on the can. Any player who is caught is sent to jail - usually in plain sight of the can.Kerby Back in the days when the streets were less filled with cars, a simple game of Kerby could fill an afternoon.
All other players stand in a line at the other side, and ask Mr Wolf in unison: “What's the time, Mr Wolf?” Sign up to our Glasgow Live nostalgia newsletters for more local history and heritage content straight to your inbox Piggy in the Middle An old favourite, Piggy in the Middle requires nothing but a ball and a minimum of three players.
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