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Tamil Kummi Clap Circle

Family ReunionHoliday PartyGame Night
T
PLAYERS
6-20
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Everyone forms a circle facing inward, standing shoulder to shoulder.

2

A leader starts a simple clapping pattern combined with a step in and a step out of the circle, and the group copies it in unison.

3

Every few rounds the leader calls out a new pattern (double claps, a spin, a stamp) that the whole circle must pick up without missing a beat.

4

Anyone who claps out of rhythm or misses the new pattern sits out for one round while the circle continues.

5

The game keeps speeding up the pattern changes until only a small group of sharpest followers remains.