This game is similar to miners and pickets but is much less violent!
Line up the troop on one side of the hall and ask for a volunteer to be on.
When that person shouts or blows a whistle everybody has to make it to the other side.
If however you are tagged and the person tagging you says "cock a rusty 123" while still holding you then you are then on also.
This continues until everybody has been tagged with a "cock a rusty 123", with the last player being tagged is the winner.
To make the game more interesting we switched off the main lights and switched on a new disco ball. Believe me this makes it very confusing while running!