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Knocking Bum

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Translation detailsModel: mistral-large-2512.

Boys take turns quickly striking the edge of a table with their fists. The goal is to avoid accelerating the strike—that is, each boy should strike only after his predecessor has knocked. Whoever rushes is out of the game. The last one remaining becomes the “Bum King.”


Source scan: Polona / National Library, marked “Public Domain”. View scan — image 21.

  • Type: game
  • Traits: Not stated in the source
  • Source: Juliusz Dąbrowski, Gry i zabawy w izbie harcerskiej (1934)
  • Printed pages: 19
  • Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
  • Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 19
  • Read the source text: gih-022