Games you only need your hands and other players to play.
We all know rock paper scissors, thumbwars and chopsticks but I’m looking for niche.
There’s many obscure or local ones that get passed down through generations or shared around the playground and I’d love to learn something new.
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How about eye games? Because Laser Eyes!
Stand in a circle with a group and have one person call out the actions EYES DOWN and then EYES UP. When your eyes are down, choose a person to look at when you raise your eyes. If they also choose to look at you, you both scream in fake pain and die a dramatic death on the ground. You’re out, but you got to be silly for a moment there, so that was kinda fun
Play continues until one or two people remain. I forget if there’s an in-game way to break ties. Maybe you both win? Sure! Kids love it, though the screams can be ear-splitting
What about the old clapping rhyme games? They’re more cooperative than competitive, trying to keep going faster and faster without messing up. Traditionally for girls but for no real reason. Plenty of sources online for rhymes and the hand motions that go with them
Has anyone said Mercy yet?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_(game)
It’s not really a fun game though IMO lol
Thumb wars. Not only is it a fun game, it is also a very funny Star Wars parody film using thumb puppets made by Steve Oedekerk (same guy who did Kung Pow).
