Keep Away Tag

This game has been introduced by several names including Amoeba Tag, Keep-Away Tag, and Save Me Tag. The group members will stand in a circle and partner members will link arms. Two members will not link arms: one person is "It" and stands in the center of the circle with a rolled newspaper; the second person is the "Runner" who is chased by "It." The object is for the "runner" to link arms with a friend to be saved. The person who is on the other side of the person with whom the "runner" linked will then become the "runner," and "It" will chase him/her. If "It" tags him/her before he/she links with a friend, then he/she will become "It" and will begin to chase the former "It" who is now the "runner" trying to link with a friend. As the new "runner" links with a couple, the person on the other side of the person linked to will become the "runner." This is a fast-moving and high-energy activity.