Wikipedia says that Keep Away is the same as Monkey in the Middle.

[conuly]

But that doesn't make much sense to me. As far as I've ever used it, Keep Away is bullying, and Monkey in the Middle is more of an organized game with three people, where (hopefully) everybody is evenly matched and the monkey keeps switching around, and all three got together and said "Hey, let's play Monkey in the Middle!" and counted out who'd be it first and whatever. (Plus, Monkey in the Middle is limited to three people, and Keep Away isn't, you know?)

What say you?

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[l33tminion]

Mechanically they're similar games. "Monkey in the Middle" restricts the number and approximate formation of the players. But either can be used as bullying, especially if the contested object is stolen from the poor sap stuck "playing monkey" before the "game" begins.