No.21
Line Tag
Japanese name: 線鬼
Materials
- Intersecting court lines on the floor
- Bibs for taggers
How to play
- Choose the floor lines to use and two taggers. Everyone walks only along those lines.
- On the signal, taggers chase the runners. Change direction at intersections, but do not jump between lines.
- If two taggers trap a runner between them on the same line, point and call “Caught!” Do not grab the runner.
- Caught runners become taggers. Announce the new tagger before resuming. Stop when passing would cause a collision.
- Stop when everyone is a tagger or after 1 minute. Change the starting taggers and the lines used, then play again.
Ways to adapt
Younger primary school children: walk. Older primary school children: use fewer lines and plan routes.