is only one seeker, the game is played using "hot or cold," where the hider informs the seeker how near he is to the object, telling him he is cold when he is far from the object (or freezing or if he is extremely far off), and hot when he is extremely close to the object. If the seeker is moving farther from the object, he is told he is getting colder, and if the seeker is moving closer to the object, he is told he is getting warmer. Charles Dickens refers to this in Edwin Drood: " . . . like the children in the game of hot boiled beans and very good butter, he was warm in his search when he saw the Tower, and cold when he didn't see it. " In the season 4 episode of Full House titled "Ol' Brown Eyes," Michelle plays this game with Joey using Becky's engagement ring. The game is also referenced in Planetfall where one of Floyd's behaviors mentions "Hucka-Bucka Beanstalk". References Bibliography Alice Gomme, The Traditional Games of England, Scotland and Ireland (1894), republished by Thames & Hudson 1984 Rosalie V. Halsey, Forgotten Books of the American Nursery (1911) Lydia Maria Child , The Girl's Own Book (1856) B. Sutton-Smith; B. G. Rosenberg, Sixty Years of Historical Change in the Game Preferences of American Children in The Journal of American Folklore Vol. 74, No. 291 (Jan., 1961), pp. 17–46 External links Alice Gomme Party games Children's games Hide-and-seek variants