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Sent in by Melissa R. of Highgate Center, VT

Marco Polo with a batty twist

This game is for 6 or more players and should be played outside or in an open area.

To play, pick one player to be the "bat" and another player to be the "moth." (The bat shouldn't know who the moth is, so you might want to have her leave the room while you pick the moth.)

The rest of the players are "trees." They form a circle and have to stand still.

The bat and moth are both blindfolded. They can move around during the game, but can't go out of the circle.

The object of the game is for the bat to use sound to catch its prey, the moth. When the bat calls out "echo," the moth answers "prey." All other players answer "tree."

Once the bat tags the moth, the moth becomes the bat and a new moth is picked.







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