Serbia

Care Care Gospodare

Also known as Emperor Emperor Our Lord

The Emperor stands with their back turned and assigns players novelty steps, whoever reaches the Emperor first wins.

4+ playersAges 4-10OutdoorsActiveBig spaceNo kit
The rules

How to play

1

One player is the Emperor (car) and stands at a wall with their back to the group.

2

Other players start at the opposite end and ask in chorus 'Care, care, gospodare, koliko ima sati?' (Emperor, emperor, how many o'clock is it?).

3

The Emperor answers with an animal name and a number, '3 horse steps!' (large lunging steps), '5 mouse steps!' (tiny shuffles), '2 cat steps!' (medium steps), '1 ant step!' (heel-to-toe).

4

Players perform those exact steps toward the Emperor.

5

First player to reach and touch the Emperor becomes the new Emperor.

Keep it fair

The Emperor must turn around after calling the step type to watch players execute the steps correctly, no peeking from players and no cheating on the step size.

Good for building
listeningbalancefollowing instructions
What you need
Nothing at all, just the kids.
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