Tired - dull - ailing
Tired - dull - ailing is an old, simple children's game with several participants and a ball.
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A manageable number of participants can take part (three to seven), who line up in a circle with a distance of three to five meters from one another. Now you throw a ball to each other , and you can choose any face-off . If the played teammate has caught the ball, it is his turn to throw the ball. If you don't catch or drop the ball, you lose one of your six stages of life . The steps are called healthy - tired - dull - ailing - sick - terminally ill - dead . In the latter case, the player is eliminated.
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In large areas of Germany (especially Rhineland-Palatinate , Franconia , Hesse ), the game is also known as Eating Cherries (or Eating Cherries ). Here it got its name from the existing danger of drinking a lot of water on fresh fruit, which can lead to stomach pain. The levels, which can also vary from region to region, are here: Eaten cherries - drank water - stomach ache - fever - hospital - seems dead - dead .