Arts, Craft & Skills

1912

Games - Buff With a Wand

One of the players, called Buff, is blindfolded, and stands with a cane in his hand in a circle made by the rest of the players. The players dance round him while some one plays a quick tune on the piano, but they all stop if the music suddenly ceases, and Buff points with his wand toward any one in the circle. The player so pointed at takes hold of the end of the wand, while Buff gives a cry in imitation of the voice of some animal or bird. The person holding the wand answers in the same manner, and if, by the sound, Buff can guess who the player is, they change places. If he fails, the music starts afresh, the players dance round, and he must try again to guess aright.