Butts Up

Butts Up

Players	3 or more
Setup time	None
Playing time	No limit
Chance	None

Butts Up or Wall Ball is a game. There are many alternate names for butts up, including "Butt Ball", ^[1] "Fireball", ^[2] and "Chunkus". ^[3]

Players line up facing a wall, one of them throwing a tennis ball or similar-sized ball against it. If the thrower fails to catch the ball on its return, ^[2] they must run and attempt to touch the wall. If another player can grab the ball and "hit them in the butt" with it before they reach the wall, the runner is out of the game until the next round. The game continues until two or three players remain. ^[1]

See also

• Wallball
• Chinese Handball
• American Handball
• Pinners

References

1. Tucker, Elizabeth (2008). Children's Folklore: A Handbook. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-313-34189-2.
2. Bishop, Ronald (9 April 2009). When Play Was Play: Why Pick-up Games Matter. SUNY Press. ISBN   978-1-4384-2604-4.
3. "We Need To Talk About "Chunkus" | Defector". defector.com . 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-09-15.

• Bailey, Guy. The Ultimate Playground & Recess Game Book (Educators Press 2001) ISBN   0-9669727-2-4

Further reading

• "Letters". New York Magazine. January 9, 2006.