Chase and Catch Games Stealing Sticks
( Chase and Catch, Defense and Attack, Running, Tag, Team Wars and Battle )The ground is divided into two equal parts with a small goal marked off at the rear of each part in which six sticks are placed. Each player who reaches the enemys goal safely may carry one stick back to his own goal and may not be caught while carrying it back. If caught in the enemys territory before reaching the goal a player must remain a prisoner in the goal until touched by one of his own side neither may be caught while returning. Any player may catch any opponent except under the rules just stated. No stick may be taken by a side while any of its men are prisoners. The game is won by the side gaining all of the sticks.