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Red Rover

Red Rover
PLAYERS
8+, two teams
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Two teams form separate lines facing each other, a good distance apart, holding hands within their own line.

2

One team calls out a player from the other side by chanting a line naming them, inviting them to charge over.

3

The called player runs full speed at the opposing line and tries to break through two joined hands.

4

If they break through, they return to their own team; if not, they join the team whose line held.

5

Teams take turns calling over players from the other side until one team has absorbed most of the other.