The rules of light saber tag or sword tag are really quite simple, but when Nathan decided that our back yard needed six safe areas and a buffer zone, the game got more complex. Rather than tagging someone with their hand, the person who is it tags their opponent with the end of their toy light saber.
I want to make it clear that these are the toy light sabers that light up and make noise. Nathan uses two smaller toy versions that do not take batteries, one red and one green. I wouldn't want anyone to think that I am tagging my children with a real light saber and dismembering them. These plastic ones don't have the power of the real ones--arms stay in tact and they collapse when you try to pierce a blast door on a Trade Federation command vessel.
The fun part about sword/light saber tag is that rather than chasing someone all over the yard you can call for a challenge and duel the person. If you tag them then they are it. If the person who is it gets tagged first in the duel then they can't chase the person for five seconds.
Tonight was the second night in a row that we played sword tag. If we get tired and sweaty we call for a time out and drink Capris Sun. In the end, I end up being it and Evan and Nathan call a victory. The game usually ends when either Evan or Nathan get tired and don't want to play anymore. Tonight the game ended when Nathan wanted to do his homework so he could watch a movie before bed time.
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