My 3 brothers and I made our own fun during the summer in the early 60’s.
One was “Army”. Get a baseball bat or a healthy stick and be Vic Morrow mowing down krauts or japs (any brother that wasn’t you) with a BAR or a Garand.
To add a little realism, stockpile a handful of hickory nuts or small rocks and hurl them with all your might at the bad guys. If you got hit, tough. You shoulda been an American.
“One was “Army”. Get a baseball bat or a healthy stick and be Vic Morrow mowing down krauts or japs (any brother that wasn’t you) with a BAR or a Garand.”
That brings back memories. All the good “gun” sticks were hoarded and kept inside or hidden for later use. My dad smoked Murial Air Tips cigars with the plastic mouthpiece, so we would look for a cigar butt laying around outside. The best ones still had a piece of cigar in them.
You had to have a cigar in your mouth when playing Army. You also had to be able to make the best machine gun sound with the cigar in your mouth. (grin)