Orb

Orb is an evening activity played at Birch Rock. To play it a big circle is made with pennies and everyone gets inside it. A hackey sack is tossed in the air and everyone tries to catch it as it comes down. The object of the game is to get the orb and throw it at some one to get him out. You can't move with the orb so you have to roll it on the ground and run after it to move around, and you can only do this three times. If the person you throw the orb at catches it then you get out. When you are out you sit on the ground and try to get the orb but you can't move around. If you are out and get the orb then you can try to throw it at someone so they get out and you get up. If you are out and you have the orb you can toss it to another person who is out; then if you throw the orb at some one both of you will get up. There are some variations on Orb, like a one with multiple hackey sacks in play and one where if you get out you are eliminated.

Orb was originally introduced to Birch Rock by Counselor Rob Christie in 1990.