Students at Roseville High School have been playing something called “The Birdman Game.” The object of the game is to catch people off guard with the birdman sign, which is made by forming “OK” signs with your hands then flipping them upside down and pressing them to the face to create a mask.

     “If they catch you doing it then they have to lay down where they are and get back up,” said senior Foster Tracey.

     The sign can be blocked by forming the birdman sign with one hand instead of two.

     A college friend of sophomore Riley Huff showed him the game. Huff then began to teach people at RHS how to play.

     Rules for the game can be found on the Internet.

     “It’s probably the most intense game I’ve ever played, I have to say,” said Tracey. “It’s not just confined to school. It’s everywhere.”

     According to senior Drew Tawlks, students play the game during class time and teachers, including English teacher Paige Powell, sometimes get mad.

     However, Powell claims that it has not yet caused a disruption.

     “I just told them not to play,” said Powell.

     Senior Conor Brassington is one of the students that have been playing.

     “I was sitting in the parking lot and Anthony DeMartino did it to me, so I got out of my car and laid down, then got back up,” said Brassington.

     Students do not know why it is called the “birdman.”

     “I always thought it was it was kind of a Batman sign, but I guess it’s supposed to look like a bird,” said Tawlks.

     According to Tracey, more people have caught on to the game since it has started and begun to play.

     “It’s been widespread for about the last two weeks,” said Tracey. “It’s an epidemic.”