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Diu Shoujuan (Throw the Handkerchief)

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PLAYERS
6-15
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Players sit in a circle facing inward while one player, the runner, walks around the outside holding the handkerchief.

2

The runner secretly drops the handkerchief behind a seated player without anyone noticing, then keeps walking as if nothing happened.

3

Seated players occasionally reach behind themselves to check if the handkerchief has landed there.

4

If a player discovers the handkerchief behind them, they jump up and chase the runner around the circle, trying to tag them before they reach the empty spot.

5

If caught, the runner keeps their role; if not, the chaser becomes the new runner for the next round.