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Description

Wide game variant of the old 'tin can' game

Resources

Nothing - just some wooded outdoor area

Instructions

Version 1, from Scouts UK website https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/play-4040/
Everyone needs to agree on a home base, such as a tree or hoop.
One person is chosen to be ‘it’ and their role is to protect the base.
All other players are the ‘hiders’. Their role is to try to get safely to the base without being spotted and named.
The person who is ‘it’ should stand facing the base with their hands covering their eyes. They immediately start counting slowly to 40 while all the other players, the ‘hiders’, must quickly hide.
When ‘it’ counts to 40, they shout ‘40-40’ and now starts looking for the other players.
The ‘hiders’ must try to get back to the base without being seen. They can hide behind things, such as trees or bushes.
If a player gets to base without being seen, they shout, ‘40-40’ and their name. For example, ‘40-40, Jack!’ They’re then safe and need to wait at the base for the remainder of the game.
To catch someone, ‘it’ must see the person, run back, touch the base and say, ‘40-40, I see [name]’. For example, ‘40-40, I see Katie!’
If the ‘seen’ player is behind or in an object, they must say that too, so they would say ‘40-40, I see [name] behind that tree’ while pointing at it. For example, ‘40-40, I see Alia behind that tree!’
Players that are caught by ‘it’ returns to base.
Play continues until all players are either home or out.
The first player safely home becomes the next searcher. If no-one makes it home, then the last person out becomes the next searcher.

Version 2:
This game is similar to Hide and Seek except that the player who is ‘it’ has a base (such as a tree or post) to which the other players must return, ideally without being caught.

Firstly choose someone to be ‘it’. They count to 40 while everyone else goes away and hides.

If ‘it’ sees a player who is hiding or coming out of hiding they touch the home base and shout, ‘40/40 I see… (name of the person who they’ve just seen),’ before that player reaches the base.

If they name that person then they are ‘out’ and remain at the home base.

The only way the players can save themselves is to get to the home base first and shout, ‘40/40 home.’

The children can also run to the base and say, ‘40/40 save all,’ which means that all the caught players are free and the game starts again.

If the person who is ‘it’ catches everyone then the person who was ‘out’ first will now be ‘it’ and the game continues.

Tags

• 7th Woking
• Challenger ESU

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