Steal the Bacon

Steal The Bacon

Steal the bacon is an exciting form of tag. You won’t need bacon but you will need something that players want to grab and “steal.”

Supplies Needed (optional):
Something to be used as “Bacon” (baton, bean bag, shirt, stick, etc.)

How To Play:
1. In a large field or basketball court split the players into teams. The amount of teams will depend on how many players you have. (I think the more teams, the more fun it is to play) You should have at least 5 players on a team.

2. Give each player on a team a number. For example, if there are 5 players on Team #1, give each player a number 1 through 5. Team #2 you will also give each player a number 1 through 5 and so on.

3. All teams will be on one side of the field behind a boundary line.

4. The leader of the game will place the “bacon” further down the field.

5. The leader will call out a number and all of the players that have been given that number will race to capture the “bacon”. The first person to grab it will have to race back to their team without being tagged by the other players on the field.

6. Once someone has stolen the “bacon”, the other players on the field should try and tag them before they get back to their team. The round ends when they have been tagged or made it safely back to their team.

7. If the person makes it safely back to their team, the team receives 2 points. If the person with the bacon is tagged, then the the team that tagged them, receives 1 point.

8. Play continues until you reach the decided upon final number.