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Kleftes ke Astynomoi (Thieves and Police)

K
PLAYERS
6+, two teams
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Players split into two teams, the thieves and the police, and agree on a jail area somewhere in the play space.

2

The thieves scatter and hide or run while the police chase and try to tag them.

3

A tagged thief must go stand in the jail area until a teammate sneaks over and tags them free without being caught themselves.

4

The police try to guard the jail closely enough to prevent rescues while still chasing down the remaining free thieves.

5

The round ends when every thief has been caught and held in jail at once, and teams can then swap roles for the next round.