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?

Comments

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

I agree - at least in how it applies to where I live. Keepaway is bullying and 'played' with something belonging to the victim. Monkey in the Middle is played willingly with a ball, and when the person in the middle catches it, s/he switches with the person on the end who threw it.