Partner & Chain Tag

Group Size: 15+ players
Difficulty: Very simple
Materials: None
Game Duration: Under 5 minutes

Game Description:¶

One player is chosen as the tagger from among all participants. Everyone else spreads out within the playing area. Starting from the signal, the tagger tries to tag other players. If successful, the tagged player takes the tagger's hand, and they continue tagging as a pair. As they tag more players, they form a group of three, then four. At this point, they split in the middle, creating two pairs of two players who then continue tagging. More and more tagging pairs emerge until eventually, everyone has been tagged. This game can also be played without splitting the group. In this variation, the tagging chain simply gets longer and longer. If the chain breaks (i.e., one of the taggers accidentally lets go), it must be reconnected before anyone else can be tagged.

Source:¶

Tasifan Spielebuch