Bat a rat

Bat a rat

Bat a rat is a simple and cheaply constructed party game or stall at a fête or similar community event. The game is centred around a large wooden board stood up on end, upon which an open-ended metal or plastic tube or section of drainpipe has been mounted vertically. The stallholder introduces a small rat-shaped object into the upper end of the tube, holding it by its "tail"; this "rat" is released in a way to surprise the player of the game, whose objective is to strike the emerging "rat" as it falls to the floor, usually using a stick or other kind of bat. [http://www.swallowcliffe.com/fete-2005/0508-0084%20-%20fete%20-%20david%20bright%20on%20bat%20the%20rat.htm Swallowcliffe Fete - 2005 (accessed 16th May 2008)] ] Prizes may be awarded to successful batters.

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