As with any other game, it has been a subject of cheating; eggs with cement, alabaster and even marble cores have been reported.

[6][7] After the forty-day Lenten season concludes and Eastertide begins, eggs may be consumed again, giving rise to various Christian game traditions such as egg tapping, in which the "hard eggshell represented Christ's sealed tomb, and the cracking represented Christ's resurrection.

The local custom at that time was to dye the eggs with Logwood or Bloodwood to turn them crimson, which as Anbury observed gave them "great strength".

[12] Anbury was near Frederick Town in Maryland, July 11, 1781, when he noted the egg picking custom prevalent there at that time.

[13] By the mid-20th century, a Baltimore, Maryland newspaper, the Evening Sun, would devote an editorial column to discussing street cries, ritual, and techniques for the game.

The current champion is Anto "Rog" Beslic, who has won the competition a record seven consecutive times.

This rule was introduced in 1984 following several competitiors who were found to have painted wooden eggs in order to progress beyond the group stages.

The world egg-jarping championships have been held each Easter Sunday at Peterlee Cricket And Social Club County Durham, England, since 1983.

[18] In Romania, visitors strike red eggs against one held by the head of the household and exchange the Paschal greeting "Christ has risen!"

[19][20][21] Central European Catholics of various nationalities call the tradition epper, likely from the German word Opfer, also used to name the practice, which means 'sacrifice' or, literally, offering.

Toward the end of the traditional readings, hard-boiled eggs are distributed among guests, who may then play the egg-tapping game.