Park Tag

"We turn Playgrounds into BATTLEgrounds ... of Epicness"

Normal tag turns into a running match, whoever runs fastest and has the most stamina can come out the winner. Park Tag balances being agile and being fast, so you can be excellent at one or the other and not have too much of a disadvantage. Or you could be good at both, but it doesn't mean you're going to be the best.

It's unmeasurable fun as you dart through a playground, once thought to be for children ages 3-5, trying to avoid being tagged. There are many different types of tag capable of being played, and it usually depends on what the actual grounds look like.

Fish in the Water, where the person who is "it" closes their eyes and moves around a very small and compact set trying to tag somebody. Sand is all but off-limits, if the "it" person calls "Fish in the water" while you are in sand, then you are now "it". Or if they manage to tag you. A good warm-up and cool-down since it involves virtually no running or exertion to avoid being tagged, just balance, the ability to be light on your feet and the ability to stand using only a toe or two and a finger or two.

Capture the Flag, this requires strategy and a flag (duh), but the rules always change with every new ground we come to. Sometimes you'll have two lives, other times you'll have one. There might be one safe-zone or three. The rules adapt to try and eliminate camping and encourage fun, thinking and agility.

Shark Tag. The newer playgrounds that are constructed of metal sides and plastic bottoms works very well for this. The shark can only use the sand and any metal, but no plastic. Runners are allowed the metal and plastic and a one-step hop across the sand. By one-step I mean if you land with one foot, you must leave with one foot. If you land with two, then you must bunny hop.

Regular Tag. One-step rules apply here as you dart across the equipment. If you're tagged then it's a five-second count to start again or ten seconds to get your butcher (the one who tagged you). Counting to ten gives you free reign to tag anyone, it doesn't mean you have to go after your butcher solely.

We're going to try to bring a camera-man along for the next round, because the epicness of some of our stunts will blow your mind as they succeed or fail miserably. So get out there and play some Park Tag, get some fresh air, exercise and have fun.