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Kagome Kagome

K
PLAYERS
6-15
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

One player, called the 'oni', sits in the center of the group with their eyes closed or covered.

2

The remaining players join hands and form a circle around the seated player, walking around in a ring while singing the traditional Kagome Kagome verse.

3

When the song ends, the circle stops walking and everyone freezes in place around the seated player.

4

The seated player must then guess which player is standing directly behind them without opening their eyes or turning around.

5

If the guess is correct, the player who was named swaps places and becomes the new center player for the next round.

6

If the guess is wrong, the same player usually stays in the center and the song begins again from the start.