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King of the hill (game)

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King of the Hill is a game, the object of which is to stay on top of a large hill or pile (or any other designated area) as the "King of the Hill". Other players attempt to knock the current King off of the pile and take their place, thus becoming the new King of the Hill. Initially an outdoors children's game, this is now available as a mode of gameplay in many video games. In this mode, a player or team of players must keep control of a specific area or object for a predetermined amount of time. When that amount of time is reached, the round either ends or a new area is designated on the map.

You can do whatever it takes e.g. punching and kicking.

This game is also called "King of the Mountain", and "King of the Castle". The latter title has an acompanying sing-song rhyme (for taunting the other players) that goes, "I'm the King of the Castle, and you're the dirty rascal". There is a miniclip game also called King of the Hill, and has the same principal