tag!

One of the simpler games known to man is `Tag`. Variations of the game were probably played by cave-men. There are very few rules: it is simply a question of one person being `him` or `it`, and running around trying to `catch` or `tag` the other player(s). What the game lacks in sophistication, it makes up for in sheer physical strenuousness. In its basic form it is not really a parlour game, either; the risk of toppling tables, falling flowers and the cat in the curtains is more than most parents are prepared to take. Since the main characteristics of the coming months are snow, sleet and Santa Claus, a safe, indoor version of the game should prove welcome.