Sharks and Minnows
- Players: 6 or more
- Duration: 10 - 20 min
- Free to play
How to play
Mark out a large rectangular field. One or two players start as sharks in the middle, everyone else lines up as minnows on one end line. When the sharks shout "Fishy fishy, cross my ocean!" all minnows must run to the opposite end line without being tagged. Anyone tagged becomes a shark for the next crossing. The last free minnow wins and starts as the shark in the next game.
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