Variations
Several other games involving a football are also played in streets and backyards.
One such game, known variously as "kill the carrier," "Kill 'Da Man", "Tackle Kill", "bull in the ring", "Muckle","Throw Back", "Loco", "Throw-Up Tackle", "Throw it up Football", "Pig Slaughter", "Crush The Carrier", "Pick'em up Bust'em", "Rumble Fumble", "Kill The Pill", "Screw The Jew", "Attack The Black", or "Smear The Queer" is an every man for himself free for all. The concept is simple. One player throws the football backwards, away from the acting 'endzone'. Whoever catches the ball tries not to get tackled as he heads towards the endzone. If he is tackled, he has to give up the ball. All players without the ball try to tackle the player with the ball and get the ball for themselves. There are no winners and no rules and the game can continue ad infinitum.
There are also games like Jump off (also known as Jackpot), in which there is one thrower on each side and they throw the ball anywhere they like; the receiver with the most catches wins. Similarly, the game "500" involves one thrower throwing to several receivers. In this game, the thrower will assign point values for each catch; the first receiver to reach 500 points wins.
Ball is a rendition of Kill the Carrier developed in Rossville, Illinois. The ball is spiked at the ground from one endzone while the players stand in a circle. A scrap for the ball ensues. The player to recover the ball first then darts for the opposite endzone while everyone else attempts to tackle him. Once he is brought down he must try to get back up and continue while the other players attempt to strip the ball for themselves. Once a touchdown is scored the player typically yells BALL!!! to prove that he has scored. that player now spikes into the circle and the game continues.
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