AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
Sorry if this is 'fixtures' and not in the right thread, I know how precious some of you are becoming over this.
I'd like to write a short note concerning the quaint, gentle and tranquil English pastime of BB 1-2-3.
The problem is it's been about 40 years since my last game and probably due to the multiple concussions, my memory is a little hazy.
Happy Dayz
So the rules as I remember them:-
1 x group of lads of mixed age and crucially size.
2 x inanimate objects, preferably 2 rows of garages in a compound.
1 x glass and dog poop covered concrete floor - preferably next to the park.
The pregame.
The 2 biggest lads each take it in turns to pick from the masses.
The picks begin as size, then friends, then potential mating opportunities with older sister.
Before finally ending with a row concerning who has to take the weedy kid that smells as he stands right there (the only reason I've ever been grateful for my big sister)
The teams then split to their wall/tree/garage door 'home'.
The objective.
Cross to the oppositions home.
Scoring points
Lifting a member of the opposition fully off the ground for the duration of "British Bulldog 1-2-3" before slamming them to the ground.
Winning
Getting out of the game with the same amount of teeth as you started.
Am I right?
I used to play BBD when in the cubs and scouts.
It all took place in the local church field in the summer, with 3 picked to stand in the middle of the field whilst the rest ran from one side to the other.
The guys in the middle trying to catch people as they crossed, leaving it down to the last heroic few to blast their way through.
In the winter it moved into the church hall on a smaller scale, resulting in more bruises.