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Guardie e Ladri

G
PLAYERS
6+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Split the players into two teams, the guards and the robbers, and mark out a jail area on one side of the playing space.

2

Give the robbers a short head start to scatter and hide or run before the guards begin chasing.

3

Guards try to tag as many robbers as they can; any tagged robber must go stand quietly inside the jail area.

4

A robber who is still free can sneak up and tag the jail itself to release every jailed teammate at once, who then scatter to hide again.

5

The round ends either when every robber has been caught and held in jail at the same time, or when an agreed time limit runs out.

6

Swap which team plays guards and which plays robbers for the next round so everyone gets to try both roles.