The variation that is played here most often is called: "Wer hat Angst vorm schwazen Mann?" That means Who is afraid of the black man? And no, it's not an invention of Nazi Germany, the game dates back to a time when the plague still killed many people in Europe. The black man is a symbol for death or a shadow figure and doesn't refer to people with a black skin color. (Just saying.)
The chaser shouts: Who is afraid of the black man?
The other kids reply: Nobody
Then the chaser asks: And when he comes?
The kids reply: Then we run!
The rest basically works like your tag game. Whoever gets caught becomes the new black man. Or his assistant.
