USA (summer night classic)

Flashlight Tag

Also known as Spotlight (AU/NZ)

Tag after dark, the beam of a torch is the tag.

4+ playersAges 7-13OutdoorsActiveBig spaceGreat at night
The rules

How to play

1

Played at night within agreed boundaries.

2

The player who is 'It' carries the torch and counts while everyone hides in the dark.

3

Instead of touching, It tags by catching a player in the beam and calling their name.

4

Tagged players sit out at base, or take the torch in the swap version.

5

Last one caught wins.

Keep it fair

The beam plus the correct name makes a tag, a wild sweep of light with no name doesn't count. Walk the boundaries together before dark.

Good for building
stealthobservation
What you need
Just: a torch / flashlight
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