The game involves being allotted a number, waiting to hear it called, then running through the puddles to the other side, spraying everyone else with mud.
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The locomotive was initially allotted the number 637, and fitted with curved nameplates over the middle driving wheels.
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The military unit number allotted was 3858.
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