How to Play Circle Tag

How to Play Circle Tag

• 1

  Form a very large circle with at least five people. The circle should be large, so that if everyone were to spread their arms out completely, no one would be touching anyone else. All the people should be facing the inside of the circle.

• 2

  The sixth person is "it " We'll call this person the runner. The runner chooses someone to chase. We'll call this person the pursuer. The runner then positions herself on the opposite side of the circle while standing outside it. This is the game's starting position.

• 3

  The game begins when the pursuer begins running after the runner. The direction that the pursuer chooses is the only direction that either the runner or the pursuer can move in. The runner can keep running for as long as she wishes, with the pursuer hot on the runner's tail.

• 4

  At any point, the runner can decide to step in front of another player in the circle. To do this, the runner should suddenly jump into the circle, directly in front of another player, facing the inside of the circle. The person in front of whom the runner just jumped is now forced to be the runner, and must speedily get away before the pursuer can catch him or her. This continues until the new runner decides to jump in front of another player, at which point a new runner has been chosen.

• 5

  If the runner is caught, she becomes the pursuer, and the old pursuer must quickly jump in front of another player inside the circle, thereby appointing a new runner.