37 Handshakes

37 handshakes

Materials : Cones

Description: This Game is played with a few taggers and everyone else is on one team. You can also play with multiple teams and a few taggers. The object of the game is to save all of your teammates from jail (inner circle). Once everyone is freed from jail the game is finished. The game also can be finished if the taggers catch everyone and put them in jail.

The taggers are allowed to tag any person that enters the large square of cones. If they tag someone they must go in the inner circle (Jail)

The other players may save their teammates from jail by giving those 37 handshakes or high fives. The players in jail need to keep a running count of their handshakes. This means if one teammate gives those 5 handshakes and another 3 handshakes they are at 8 handshakes. So multiple people can free their teammate or just one person. (Make your own rule about both hands being tagged for double the handshakes) Players may get tagged giving handshakes so they need to be careful. Taggers are not allowed outside the outer box or in the inner circle. (jail)

Having multiple teams (boys vs. girls, Counselors vs. Campers) will work if the rule is whoever frees all of their prisoner’s first wins. The taggers will be unbiased in this type of situation.

Red: Red Team (Teammates)

Orange: Taggers (Jailors)