Russia
Chai-Chai Vyruchai
Also known as Chai chai vyruchai, Чай-чай, выручай, Help Tea
Russian rescue tag, a single tagger freezes players who must cry out for help while their free teammates dash in to unfreeze them.
5+ playersAges 5-12OutdoorsHigh energyBig spaceNo kit
The rules
How to play
1
One player is the Koldun (sorcerer/tagger).
2
They chase others and freeze them with a touch.
3
A frozen player cries 'Chai-chai, vyruchai!' (Help, help, rescue me!).
4
Any free player can unfreeze a frozen teammate by touching them.
5
The koldun tries to freeze everyone before they can be unfrozen.
6
Once all players are frozen, the koldun wins, and a new koldun is chosen for the next round, usually the first or last person frozen.
Keep it fair
The tagger must say 'zamorozheno!' (frozen) clearly on tagging, ambiguous silent tags cause most arguments in this game.
Good for building
runningteamworkstrategy
What you need
Nothing at all, just the kids.
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