Ghost in the Graveyard
- Players: 5 or more
- Duration: 20 - 40 min
- Free to play
How to play
A classic dusk game. One player is the ghost and hides while everyone else counts at home base: "One o'clock, two o'clock… midnight!" The group then wanders the play area searching. Whoever spots the ghost yells "Ghost in the graveyard!" and everyone sprints back to base while the ghost tries to tag someone. Anyone tagged becomes a ghost too, and the searchers head out again. The last player never tagged becomes the first ghost of the next game.
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