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Ninja

Everyone stands in a circle, shouts "Ninja!" and freezes in a pose. Going around, each player gets one quick move to try to slap another player's hand, and the target gets one move to dodge. Get hit on a hand and that hand is out. Lose both and you are too.

Set up · 1 of 2

Stand in a circle, close enough to reach each other's hands.

Set up · 2 of 2

Everyone bows to the middle, shouts "Ninja!" and jumps back into a pose. Freeze.

How to play · 1 of 4

Strike

Going clockwise, each player makes one fast move toward someone else's hand, then freezes wherever they end up.

How to play · 2 of 4

Dodge

Only the player being struck at can move, in one motion, to dodge. Then they freeze too.

How to play · 3 of 4

Lose a hand

Get slapped on a hand and put that hand behind your back. Lose both and you're out.

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Stay frozen

Between turns, nobody moves. Not even to get comfortable.

How to win

The last ninja with a hand left wins.