Red Letter

Red Letter

Red Letter is an old English children's game, typically played on a playground.

Game play

Depending upon the source, there are multiple ways to play the game. According the BBC, the rules are different, with one person in your group to be the 'letter-picker' while the others gather in a horizontal line at the opposite end.

Quoting:"After making sure that the other participants are ready, the 'letter-picker' calls out a letter of the alphabet. This can be any letter, including the Red Letter. If the letter is not the Red Letter, the participants (not the letter-picker) take x number of paces forward, depending on the number of that letter in their full name. If the letter called out was 'E', and the person had four 'E's in their name, the person would take four paces forward. On the other hand, if the Red Letter chosen was 'E', and a person starts to move forward, they have to return to the beginning. Therefore, the objective is to get to the same end as the letter-picker first, and to remember not to move on when the Red Letter is called.

The first person to get to the same end as the letter-picker gets the prize that is available (usually bragging rights) and the honour of being the letter-picker in the next game." [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1148104 BBC article on the rules of the game]

Like many playground games, there are other versions which may vary only slightly or greatly. [http://www.stuckinthemud.org.uk/ http://homepage.eircom.net/~heathschool/GAMES.htm

References

External links

* [http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/studentssite/playgroundgames.htm Playground games in England]


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