How to Play Bucktail

Published: November 29, 2022 | 10:54

To play bucktail, a Stegosaurus stands between two large mounds of straw.

Each player in turn climbs on the tail and holds onto the spikes.

The tail begins to wag back and forth until the player loses hold and tumbles safely into the straw.

From Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara.

3 Comments on Gurney Journey: How to Play Bucktail

on November 29, 2022 | 13:43 Lynnwoodsaid :
"This is Lynnwood:) It's a combination of mechanical bull riding and hayloft diving!!"
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on November 29, 2022 | 18:41 widdlysaid :
"Those spikes are called a Thagomizer. A name inspired by a Far Side cartoon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer

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on November 30, 2022 | 05:44 Dick Hopkinsonsaid :
"Hi James, the spiky end of a stegosaur's tail is called a thagomizer according to Wikipedia. Please see the link below which I hope works.

All the best,
Dick Hopkinson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thagomizer.png"
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