Jenny Jones From Madison County
As we began our journey of games, I mentioned Play Party Games were very popular in the mountains of Appalachia….
Anty Over
The Frank C. Brown Collection Of North Carolina Folklore describes the game of Anty Over like this: A group of…
Crack The Whip
Ed Ammons left the following comment on one of the recent game posts: We used to play a game where…
Please And Displease
The Foxfire 6 book is chock full of games from Appalachia along with lots of other interesting things. I found the…
Tap Back – Tap Hand
Tap back or tap hand is a game which is described in both the Foxfire 6 book as well as…
Blind Man’s Bluff
According to the Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore, the game Blind Man’s Bluff is as old as…
Counting Taters
This post was originally published here on the Blind Pig in May of 2010. Since we’re about to start talking…
Play Party Games In Appalachia
Have you ever been part of a play party game? I bet you have even if you think you haven’t….
Appalachia Through My Eyes – Rooster Fighting With Violets
The violets have been blooming around my house earlier than they usually do this Spring (along with everything else). A…