Free Supercool Game Guides
- Imaginary Friend Certificate Printing Tips
by staff - 2009-04-10
Read this if you are having trouble printing the Imaginary Friend Certificate.
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- How To Play Hopscotch
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Hopscotch is an active, hopping game played with 2 or more players, typically outside, using a hopscotch marker and a hopscotch layout
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- How To Play Foot Racing Games
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Foot races are very active, competitive games played with 2 or more players. Usually played outside with a starting line and a finish line. Players compete to see who can get from start to finish first. Many variations exist.
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- How To Play Hide and Seek
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Hide and Seek (also called Hide and Go Seek) is a hiding game played with 2 or more players either inside or outside. Popular variations of Hide and Seek involve running and tagging.
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- How To Play Tag
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Tag is an active, chasing game played with 2 or more players, typically outside in a large grassy area. A group of players run around trying not to get tagged by the player that is IT. If you are tagged you become IT and then chase the other players around until you tag one of them and they become IT.
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- How To Play Kick the Can
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Kick The Can is an active tagging and hiding game played outside with a group of players and a can.
To start kick the can, one player is selected as IT. This player stands in a selected area, guarding the can, eyes closed and counts to 100. All other players hide and when the player who is IT is done counting he or she starts searching for the hiding players. When the seeker finds a hider, he or she calls out the hider's name and the location and both players run for the can. The seeker is trying to tag the hider before he or she can reach the can and kick it over.
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- How To Make A Cootie Catcher
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Making a Cootie Catcher is a fun and inexpensive craft project that can also doubles as a game. It's a particularly fun activity to do on a rainy winter day when you can't go outside and play. It can be a great project for a group of kids.
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- How To Play Water Bomb Tag
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Water bomb tag is an active, wet, chasing game played with 2 or more players, typically outside in a large grassy area when the weather is warm. In this variation of Tag the player who is IT tries to “tag” other players by hitting them with a water bomb. If you are tagged by a water bomb you become IT (and get very wet) then chase the other players around until you tag one of them with a water bomb, then they become IT (and also get very wet).
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- How To Catch Frogs
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Catching frogs is a very active, often dangerous activity not for the faint of heart. Extreme caution should be used when catching frogs. This can be done with just one highly skilled frog hunter, but it is far safer to hunt frogs in a group, they can be quite dangerous.
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- How To Play Grass Roll Races
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
The grass roll race is an active, rolling game played outside with 2 or more players. Okay, the Grass Roll Race is a really complicated racing game meant only for very serious players. You really shouldn't expect to have too much fun with the Grass Roll Race. ;-) The first step is to find your playing area. This is the most important part of the Grass Roll Game. The playing area should be a very plush, grassy hillside free of rocks and other debris.
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- Guide To Chasing Games
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
So many chasing games and so little time. As kids our summers were filled with various version of hide-and seek, tag and freeze tag. We even managed to come up with our own version of tag we called Aunt Ruthie that we played when the weather kept us indoors (although I'm not too sure my Mom was really happy about the game).
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- How To Play The Three Leg Racing Game
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
The three leg race is a very active, competitive game played with 4 or more players (at least 2 sets of partners). Usually played outside with a starting line and a finish line. Players compete to see who can get from start to finish first. Two racers (partners) stand together, side by side. Tie together each partners inside leg to the other partner's inside leg so that, as a unit, you are running on three legs.
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- How To Play Racing Games
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Racing is a very active, competitive game played with 2 or more players. Usually played outside with a start line and a finish line. Players compete to see who can get from start to finish first. Many variations exist, a few of them are skateboard racing, car racing (RC, go-cart, Automoblox), marble racing even turtle racing.
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- How To Play Butt Racing Games
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
All players line-up sitting square on the bottom with knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Once all racers are in positions, someone says “ready, set, go” and off you go “walking” on your bottom first one side then the other so you are kind of twisting at the middle as you go. For this butt race version you can not scoot your bottom forward in one motion (see variation below) you must “walk” on your butt from side to side. Your hands can not touch the ground to help you, but you can help move yourself forward by bending your arms at the elbow and “pumping” them much like a jogger would. ( Moms and Dads, this one is good exercise for you too.)
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- How To Play Obstacle Course Racing Games
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Once you decide on your racing course boundaries you can set-up some tag points. You move through the course from one tag point to another tag point until you reach the finish line. If at any point you miss a tag or don't do the required activity correctly you must go back to, or stay at, that tag point until the task is completed correctly. The sample obstacle race diagram is just one of a million variations you can create. My obstacle course diagram shows 7 tag points, but you can create as many tag points as you like.
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- How To Play Snail Hopscotch (Escargot)
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Snail, or Escargot, is a French version of hopscotch. To start, the first snail hopscotch players hops on one foot in each of the sections finishing at the “home” circle. If the snail player makes it “home” without stepping on a line or losing their balance, they get to write their name in any square they choose. This square now becomes a rest spot (can stand on two feet) for that player only. All the other players must hop over that marked square.
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- How To Choose Who Is IT.
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Many games are based on one player being IT. Typically these games have rules that tell you how to choose the player who will be IT as you move through the game, but they don't generally tell you how to choose the first IT. For example, in the chasing game of Tag a player becomes IT when he or she is tagged by the person who was previously IT. But how do you choose the person to be IT first? Here a just a few suggestions.
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- How To Play Aunt Ruthie
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
This is an imagination driven tag type game. It can be played outside, but it's best played indoors if your parents will allow it. A kid friendly, open style family room and very kid friendly furniture would be the ideal play area. Aunt Ruthie can be played with 2 or more players, but it's best if you have between 3 and 5 players.
The tagging aspect of this game is not so challenging so it is very important to the game that your imagination is in full gear. Really imagine there is a scary, misty, dark swamp looming in front of you. Really image “Aunt Ruthie” as a terrifying, mythical, alligator like creature trying to trick you into believing it's just your nice aunt. The more you can set the atmosphere the better the game.
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- How To Play Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Moe
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
This is a common rhyme children often use to select an “It” for many popular games. The spelling can vary as does the exact lyrics, but the basic idea is the same for all versions. The rhyme has been around in various forms since at least the 1850's and is still common today in most countries. There are many different versions, but the one I remember from childhood is
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- How To Play Rock-Paper-Scissors
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Rock-Paper-Scissors is a simple and easy game played by creating symbols with your hands. This is a great travel game and is often used as a way to pick a player to be IT. The basic rules to Rock-Paper-Scissors are simple. To start all players make a fist and and count "one, two, three"
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- How To Play Up And Down Tag (Oonch Neech)
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Oonch Neech tag is popular in Pakistan and loosely translates to Up And Down Tag. This game is an active, chasing game played with 2 or more (more is better) players, typically outside in a large grassy area like a yard or park. You are safe from being tagged if you make it to home base. In Up And Down Tag home base is anything you can climb like a tree, fence, jungle gym, rock, deck, etc. So basically, if you are not on the ground or floor you are safe from being tagged.
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- How To Play Hit the Door
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Hit The Door is a hiding game played with 2 or more players. Hit the door focuses more on hiding than chasing so it's a good game to play indoors if your parents will allow it . One player is IT, stands at home base, closes his or her eyes and counts. Once the counting is done the seeker starts looking for the hiding players. Other players try to sneak to the door that is home base before being tagged by the player who is IT. The first player tagged is IT for the next round.
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- How To Play Midnight
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Midnight is an active hiding and chasing game played with 2 or more players, typically outside in a large area with lots of places to hide. For the full affect this game is best played at dusk or when it's dark.
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- How To Play Ghost In The Grave Yard
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
One person, the ghost, hides while all other players stay on home base and count. Then the seekers (all players except the ghost) start searching for the hiding ghost. Whoever finds the ghost yells out “Ghost In The Grave Yard” and all seekers dash for home base trying not to get tagged by the ghost. All players that get tagged by the ghost become ghosts and join in the hiding for the next round
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- How To Play The Witch Aint Out Tonight
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
One person, the witch, hides while all other players stay on home base and count. Then all players (except the witch) start searching for the hiding witch and chanting “the witch ain't out tonight!”. The witch runs from hiding and tries to tag as many player as possible before they reach home base. The caught players become witches too and join in the hiding for he next round. The game continues until there is only one player left that is not a witch. That player becomes the witch for the next game.
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- How To Play Octopus Tag
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
One player is selected to be IT and stands in the middle of the designated play area while the rest of the players line up at one end of the play area. When the person who is IT yells “Go” all other players run from one end of the play area to the other trying not to get tagged by IT. All players that get tagged stay to help the person who is IT for the next round. However, these new helpers must sit in one place and can only move their arms around to tag other players. The game is over when only one person remains untagged. This person is IT for the next game
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- How To Play Hill Dill Tag
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
One player is selected to be IT and stands in the middle of the designated play area while the rest of the players line up at one end of the play area. When the person who is IT yells “Hill Dill, Come Over the Hill” all other players run from one end of the play area to the other trying not to get tagged by IT. All players that get tagged stay to help the person who is IT for the next round. The game is over when only one person remains untagged. The first person tagged becomes IT for the next game.
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- How To Play Reverse Tag
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Reverse Tag is an active, chasing game played with 2 or more players, typically outside in a large grassy area. A group of players run around trying to tag the player who is IT. The first player to tag IT becomes IT and then runs from the other players.
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- How To Play Freeze Tag
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
A group of players run around trying not to get tagged by the player that is IT. If you are tagged you you must “Freeze” (stand still in the spot you were tagged). Another player can unfreeze a frozen player by tagging him or her. The last player frozen is IT the next round.
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- How To Play The Wheel Barrow Racing Game
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
The wheel barrow race is a very active, competitive game played with 4 or more players (at least 2 sets of partners). Usually played outside with a starting line and a finish line. Players compete to see who can get from start to finish first.
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- How To Play Amoeba Tag
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
In this version of Tag you start with two players that are IT. These two players hold hands as they run around trying to catch the other tag game players. As players are caught they join the chain by holding hands with an end person.
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- How To Play Sardines
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
One player is selected as the hider while all other players are the seekers. The seekers close their eyes and counts. When the seekers are done counting they yell “ready or not here we come” and start searching for the hiding player. When a seeker finds the hider he or she quietly joins the hider. The last seeker to find the hiders is the hider for the next round.
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- How To Play Jail Break
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
One player is selected as IT (the seeker). The seeker closes his or her eyes and counts. Once counting is complete the seeker yells “ready or not here I come” and start searching for the hiding players. When the seeker finds and tags a hider that player “goes to jail”, which means they hang out at home base. Any player not in jail can tag home base and free all the jailed players. When this happens the players yell “jail break” as they run free. The game is over when all players are in jail. The first person in jail is IT the next round.
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- Guide To Hopscotch
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
I remember playing hopscotch with my friends almost every recess when I was in grade school!
Hopscotch is great exercise, promotes balance and aim while being a very social game. It also teaches kids about patience, waiting their turn and playing fair. It's fun, easy and basically free.
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- How To Play Jungle Gym Tag
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
A group of players run around trying not to get tagged by the player that is IT. If you are tagged you become IT and then chase the other players around until you tag one of them and they become IT. You must stay on the jungle gym at all times. If you get off the jungle gym and onto the ground to escape being tagged you automatically become IT.
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- Guide To Racing Games
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
I think that racing is in our blood. I remember racing with my brothers and cousins as a kid but I don't remember being taught how to race. Sometimes we would have an official race (foot or other) with an obstacle course and an official judge and starter (the one who says “ready, set, go”), but other times we would just have a spur of the moment dash to be the first one in for dinner.
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- How To Play The Cross Foot Racing Game
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
The cross foot race is a very active, competitive game played with 4 or more players (at least 2 sets of partners). Usually played outside with a starting line and a finish line. Partners compete to see who can hop for the longest time.
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- How To Play Partner Tag
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
One player is IT, one player is being chased and is called the “extra” player, the rest of the players pair off by hooking together at the elbows. The player who is IT tries to tag the extra player before he or she can hook onto an existing pair. Once the extra player hooks arms with one of a pair the second person in the pair now becomes the extra player and is the player being chased. If the “extra” player is tagged before hooking onto a pair then he or she becomes IT and the person who was previously IT becomes the new “extra” player.
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- How To Play Keep Away
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Rules for playing Keep Away vary from very structured games played on designated Keep Away layouts to very relaxed games with no real layout. I've chosen a structured Keep Away game as my standard and a more relaxed version of Keep Away is outlined in the Optional Rules For Keep Away section of these instructions.
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- How To Play 1-2-3 Shoot
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
1-2-3 Shoot is a simple and easy game played by extending some number of fingers. 1-2-3 Shoot is most often used as a way to pick a player to be IT for other games, but it can be a fun game to play on it's own, especially if you are traveling.
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- Counting Etiquette
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Many games require a player or players to count as a way to give other players time to do some task, such as hide. For example, in Hide and Seek the player who is IT typically counts from 1 to 100 to allow time for the other players to hide. However, there are many variations on counting techniques and many variation on signaling other players that the counting is complete. Here are just a few variations.
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