JOYRiders PLAY

HIDE × DASH

Camouflage

Hide close enough to hear the seeker, then sneak nearer every round.Classics & remixes · JoyRiders rules edition
classic gamehidingsearchnaturestrategy
PLAYERSgroup
TIME6–25 min
ENERGYmedium / high
PLACEoutdoors
SETUPnone
COMMUNITYNot yet rated

HOW TO PLAY

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YOU’LL NEEDNothing
  1. 1Mark one home base and a hiding boundary around it. Choose a seeker, who closes their eyes at base and counts loudly to twenty while everyone else hides inside the boundary.
  2. 2At twenty, the seeker opens their eyes but must stay at base. For up to thirty seconds, the seeker scans the area and calls the name and location of anyone they can clearly identify. Named players are found and wait beside base.
  3. 3The seeker then closes their eyes and counts loudly to ten. Every remaining hider must leave their spot, touch home base, and reach a new hiding spot before the seeker says ten.
  4. 4At ten, the seeker opens their eyes for another scan. Anyone still touching base or visibly moving is found; everyone hidden is eligible for the next ten-count relocation.
  5. 5Repeat the touch-base, re-hide, and scan cycle until only one hider remains unseen. That person wins and becomes the next seeker.

REMIX THE RULES

Complete twists.

Closing circleBefore play, mark three nested boundaries around base. After each scan, the seeker announces the next smaller boundary, closes their eyes, and counts slowly to ten. Remaining hiders must touch base and relocate inside that new boundary before the count ends; anyone still outside it is found. After the third boundary, keep repeating scans there until only one unseen player remains and wins.
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