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Thread #155234   Message #3650175
Posted By: GUEST, topsie
11-Aug-14 - 03:32 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: in come or oxen free?
Subject: RE: Folklore: in come or oxen free?
In Somerset in the 1950s "All in ..." was the call to gather players together before starting a game - children would link arms and call "All in who wants to play 'The Big Ship Sails' (or 'The Farmer's in his Den' or whatever game it was going to be)". When enough payers had joined the line the game would start.
I can't remember a call for ending a game.