Sardines
One person hides and everyone else searches. When you find them, you squeeze into the hiding spot too.
the best bit: six grown adults silently wedged into one coat closet
- Players
- 4–15 (best with 6–12)
- Time
- 15–45 min
- Learn in
- Seconds
- Mood
- Lively
- Format
- Everyone for themselves
The 30-second version
Hide and seek, backwards. One player hides while everyone else counts. Then everyone searches on their own. When you find the hider, you quietly squeeze in with them, so the hiding spot gets fuller and harder to keep quiet. The last person to find the group hides next.
honestly, just read this out and go.
Grab these
Nothing at all. just your people.
Set up
- Decide which rooms are in play and close the doors to the rest.
- Turn the lights down low.
- Pick one player to hide first.
How to play
-
Hide
Everyone else covers their eyes and counts to 100 together while the hider finds a spot.
-
Search alone
Split up and look for the hider. Keep it quiet.
-
Squeeze in
Found them? Don't say a word. Wait until nobody is watching, then slip into the hiding spot with them.
-
Keep going
The search goes on until the last player finds the whole packed hiding spot.
How to win
Nobody really wins. The last player to find the group hides next.
From experience…
- Pick a spot with room to grow. A bathtub fits more people than a cupboard.
- Laughing gives you away. Good luck.