Stereoview card from circa 1900 for viewing thought a stereoscope. La Main Chaude, The game which the figures are playing involves one person hiding his face on the lap of another, and then guessing who has hit his hand which is behind his back. Similar to Hot Cockles in England a game popular with families at Christmas 200 years ago involved placing your head in someone's lap while guessing who was hitting you from behind. The game, called Hot Cockles, was a variation of the classic Blind Man's Buff, also a well-loved pastime with our Victorian ancestors.