A game played with two dowels and a rag (preferably a thin
yellow fabric that falls slowly). The object of the game is to maintain control of the rag by swishing it through the
air so as to prevent the opponent from capturing it with their dowel, either for a
set period of
time or until one or both sides tire. It is played with a stance similar to fencing.
Variations of the sport include:
Drunken Man-Tag, where both parties
spin around 15-20 times before attempting to control the rag.
Cross-Country Man-Tag, where the sport is carried through several rooms, or even outside.
Searching on Facebook will yield groups with official diagrams for the sport.
“It seems kind of
silly, swishing a
rag through the
air with a wooden dowel, but with a name like Man-Tag, you can’t go wrong.”
“I almost got my eye poked out playing Man-Tag."
