Dave Polshaw wrote "Swinton, Manchester, UK. 1950s/60s. Tiggy. Barleys was the word used to indicate you were having 'time out'. Variation - Tiggy off the ground where you could not touch the ground or you were 'it' as well as if you got tigged. "

Much the same in Melbourne of the 40s & early 50s. Tiggy was the name of the game and "to tig" was the verb.

Cheers, Rowan