Atya-patya, which goes by several other names (such as Klithatu), was also mentioned as early as 300 AD or before in the Naṟṟiṇai.Kho-kho has been played in some form or other for thousands of years along with kabaddi, with certain aspects of their gameplay believed to have been mentioned in the Mahabharata, around 300 AD or before.
Ancient Greek boys also played the Ostrakinda. The Greek poet Erinna, in her poem The Distaff, speaks of a tag-like game where one girl, the "tortoise", chases other girls, and the tagged girl becomes the new "tortoise". Tag-like games have been played throughout history since as far back as the fourth century BC. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the origin of the name 'tag' is unknown, while the Oxford Dictionary of English speculates it to be a variant of 'tig', which is speculated to be a variant of 'tick'. Investigation by found this to be false. In 2018, the popular internet meme "How old were you when you found out _" began circulating, stating that the meaning of the word tag was an acronym meaning 'touch and go'. The game is known by other names in various parts of the world, including "running and catching" in India and "catch and cook" in the Middle East. Usually, when a person is tagged, the tagger says, "Tag, you're 'It'!" The last one tagged during tag is "It" for the next round. There are many variations most forms have no teams, scores, or equipment. Tag (also called tig, it, tiggy, tips, tick, tip) is a playground game involving one or more players chasing other players in an attempt to "tag" and mark them out of play, usually by touching with a hand.
A Dutch cartoon of children playing tag, 1860s
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