PintheTailontheDonkeyisagameplayedbygroupsofchildren.Apictureofadonkeywithamissingtailistackedtoawallwithineasyreachofchildren.[1] 　　Oneatatime,eachchildisblindfoldedandhandedapaper"tail"withapushpinorthumbtackpokedthroughit.Theblindfoldedchildisthenspunarounduntilheorsheisdisoriented.[1]Thechildgropesaroundandtriestopinthetailonthedonkey.Theplayerwhopinstheirtailclosesttothetarget,thedonkey'srear,wins.[1]Thegame,agroupactivity,isgenerallynotcompetitive;"winning"isonlyofmarginalimportance[clarificationneeded]. 　　PintheTailontheDonkeyissuitableforchildrenwhoareoldenoughtowalkandtoknowbetterthantoeatthesmallsharptacks.Thegameisalsousedinchilddevelopmentresearch.[2] 　　Thegamecanalsobeplayedbyteenagersandadults,especiallyifthe"donkey"isreplacedwithdepictionsofsomethingorsomeoneelse.Asadrinkinggame,thepersonwiththeworsttailpinningisawardedoneshotofaselectedalcohol,tobedeterminedbyhouserulesortheloserinafriendlyenvironment[citationneeded]. 　　Idiomatically,thetermcanbeusedderisivelyforanyassignedactivitywhichispointlessorforwhichapersonhasbeenhandicapped(blindfolded)[citationneeded].