Where we grew up Dodge Ball was played in a circle, not a square. Playing dodgeball in a square was called Prison Dodge. Go figure.

The Rules: Sometimes one kid or a team of kids was in the circle. The people on the outside would bean the ball at the kid(s) in the circle. (The PC way is to gently throw with accuracy, but kids will be kids.)

If a kid inside caught the ball you had to go inside too. Last one on the outside was the winner.

Dodge Ball

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