Time for another lost game, Brickie. To take part in this game each player required a brick or as we would have called them, a full Niddrie. Each player took a turn at throwing his brick at the opponents brick which was placed on the ground. The objective being to break the opponents brick before he destroyed yours. A bit like stone age conkers. Usually played out of the sight of grown ups or the odd slap around the head would have been on the cards. There was a similar game using slates called Slatey which was only played once. The rule about keeping out of the way of grown ups was not observed, which resulted in one hell of an arse footing by a bearded dude in workies boots. After which Slatey was slated.
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Lost games #2
Time for another lost game, Brickie. To take part in this game each player required a brick or as we would have called them, a full Niddrie. Each player took a turn at throwing his brick at the opponents brick which was placed on the ground. The objective being to break the opponents brick before he destroyed yours. A bit like stone age conkers. Usually played out of the sight of grown ups or the odd slap around the head would have been on the cards. There was a similar game using slates called Slatey which was only played once. The rule about keeping out of the way of grown ups was not observed, which resulted in one hell of an arse footing by a bearded dude in workies boots. After which Slatey was slated.
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Rich and I had a wee game of brickie a few years back when we were clearing up after the workies had finished at the Kirk.
Still a great laugh and not without skill and technique it has to be said.
One of my favourate childhood games. I mind I had a particularly robust brick for a while and it was covered in some serious mortar. Probably came from a bomb shelter or an industrial chimney. Like all good brickie bricks he eventually split when he was on the attack. That used to happen to good bricks,the one being thrown would split lenghtways, almost in an divine act of supreme sacrifice.
He was a bully 23 if I recall.
I also used to like if your brick landed at a 45 degree angle. That was a winning move. Sit back and watch your opponents brick commit suicide as it crashed down on the thin sharp edge.
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