A high-speed street game combining elements of tag and hide-and-seek.
A high-speed street game combining elements of tag and hide-and-seek. The seeker closes their eyes at a base and shouts a traditional warning rhyme. The other players scatter into nearby lanes. If the seeker spots a player and calls out their name and exact hiding spot, that player becomes "stunk up" and must chase the remaining hidden players to pass on the penalty. - **Chant:** "Stink-up, stink-up, smell a rotten egg! Last one to the base is a rotten egg!"
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