2 – 5 students are it and are given evil red balls.
If you get tagged by an evil red ball, put your feet together, close your hands into fists and connect your 2 index fingers together in front of you (this is your pickle).
To be saved, someone must come up to you and cut your pickle.
Your pickle can be cut with a gentle karate chop, a fake pair of finger scissors or a simple slice from another index finger.
Once your pickle has been cut you are free to rejoin the game.
Change evil reds balls every few minutes to change the game dynamic.