Chase Game: Human Chain
Chain tag: anyone tagged joins hands with the tagger and the chain keeps growing.
How to play
- One tagger in a marked area.
- When someone is tagged, they join hands and chase together.
- Only the ends of the chain can tag.
- The game ends when everyone is part of the chain.
Rules
- The chain can't let go.
- No yanking.
Variations
Easier
Small area.
Standard
Normal area.
Harder
The chain splits in two when it reaches 4.
Adaptations
- Limited mobility: own zone.
- Asthma: breaks.
Learning goals
- Raise body temperature.
- Cooperate.
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