It started with 2 boys. They were each pulling at a piece of curtain material  – just to gain possession, it seemed. The only one that was going to give way was the  fairly flimsy fabric in the middle. We rescued the curtain and found a skipping rope instead. Suddenly lots of children were there. Sorted out into hopefully equal teams and learning the “rules” was quick – then we were playing tug o’ war. Surprisingly the teams really were equal, both in strength and determination. The rope  stretched  but didn’t break and the teams  came out equal!