Hide And Seek With A Twist

Hide And Seek With A Twist
Most adults remember playing the game hide-and-seek (you may have called it hide-and-go-seek). This kid’s game usually played outside, has been played in many different countries for centuries. Britannica.com says that: “hide-and-seek appears to be equivalent to the game apodidraskinda, described by the 2nd-century Greek writer Julius Pollux and that in modern Greece, hide-and-seek is called “kryfto”. 1 Essentially, it can be played with any number of participants, with one child initially chosen as “it”. The seeker (it) closes his/her eyes and counts to a prechosen number, usually one hundred , and then must seek out the other kids (hiders) who have chosen a “great place to hide.” Hiders can choose not to wait to be found and run back and “tag home”. Additional rules can be decided upon prior to starting the game.
So what is the twist you ask? Well imagine playing hide and seek and never get out of your favorite chair or off your couch. Imagine further, that it is raining or fluffy, white snow flakes are falling in your part of the world and everyone is stuck inside and are very bored. And, who says this game can’t be played by adults? You just need more room. Would the world be big enough? Just remember that the larger the search area the greater the time allotted to the searcher. The searcher can either be an individual or a team of two or more individuals. Prior to a new search, the hiders would write down their hiding place on a piece of paper.
Hiders may choose a well known place in any city and in any country in the world. For instance, how about hiding behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The level of difficulty should reflect the age and experience of the players. If all players are considered adult and possess a basic grasp of world geography, then a greater level of complexity may be appropriate. For instance, a higher level of difficulty would ask the seeker to locate his/her opponent on the corner of Champ de Mars and 5 Avenue Anatole, France. You see how difficult it can be designed. Of course, you may limit the hiding area to the house you live in or if everyone agrees, you may extend the search area to include the neighborhood. Perhaps you are hiding in the 7 Eleven six blocks from home or in the library just down the street. Hint: allow a reasonable amount of time for the search and permit the seeker to ask basic questions regarding the hidden location such as “are you hiding in the E.U., or the kids, for instance, may ask questions such as “are you upstairs” or “are you in the basement”? The winner is the player who discovers the greatest number of hiders in the least amount of time. So let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
1 https://www.britannica.com/topic/hide-and-seek-game