In one popular British Halloween party game, the participants must attempt, while blindfolded, to:
A) Bite an apple or treacle-coated scone suspended from a string ü B) Identify each person present by touching only their right hands C) Navigate an obstacle course quickly and without stumbling D) Tag the other people in the room, while evading “the Grey Goblin”
Variants of this game are played throughout the British Isles. The oldest, which sets the pattern for the rest, is bobbing for apples, in which the participants must contrive to sink their teeth into an apple floating in a tub of water. Of course, use of the hands is not allowed. The game is said to have suffered in popularity in recent years on hygienic grounds, perhaps rather slight.
