by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Jungle Gym Tag is an active, chasing game played with 2 or more players on a jungle gym or other play structure.
A group of players run around trying not to get tagged by the player that is IT. If you are tagged you become IT and then chase the other players around until you tag one of them and they become IT.
You must stay on the jungle gym at all times. If you get off the jungle gym and onto the ground to escape being tagged you automatically become IT. If you are already IT and you get off the jungle gym and onto the ground to tag another player, the tag is void and you get a 5 second penalty (meaning you must wait 5 seconds before you can start tagging players again).
Usually tag is played within certain physical game boundaries. In Jungle Gym Tag the boundaries are a jungle gym or play structure.
Most versions of tag have a rule called “no tag backs".