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Forty Forty In

F
PLAYERS
4+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

One player is chosen as the seeker and stands guard at the home base while counting to a set number with eyes closed.

2

The other players scatter and hide within the agreed play area while the seeker counts.

3

The seeker searches for hidden players, and upon spotting one, races back to touch the home base while shouting "forty forty in" along with the hider's name.

4

A spotted hider who reaches the home base and touches it first before being called out is safe.

5

Any hider who reaches home base untagged and unseen at any point can free previously caught players by touching base and calling them in.

6

The round ends when all hiders are caught, and the first player caught typically becomes the next seeker.