He or she uses sounds to find all the other players. It can be played with as few as three players and as many as one likes. The game should be played in an area free of obstructions to avoid the ‘It’ player getting hurt.

When playing the game, the blind man wears a blindfold while standing at the center of the room or area of play and spins around five times to be disoriented. All other players can move around and hide while the ‘blind man’ spins or they could ask him or her to count to a hundred so that they can hide. As soon as the 5th spin is finished or the ‘blind man’ stops counting, all other players should stop and stay in their positions until the end of the game. The ‘It’ player then yells out ‘blind man’s’ and all other players respond ‘bluff’ to his call. He uses these verbal clues to locate the rest of the players in the game. Once another player is tagged, he or she becomes the ‘It’.

There are several different versions to the game. In one version, there are no verbal clues and the ‘It’ player walks around feeling for the players. The hiders’ feet must remain in the same position but they are free to move other body parts to keep from being tagged. The most challenging part is for the ‘hiders’ is to avoid giggling. In another version, once a player is tagged by the ‘It’ they are out of the game and this goes on until all the players are out of the game. In the next round, either the first or last player to be tagged becomes the ‘It’. There are several other versions and one could customize the game to make it more interesting or suitable for their playing environment.

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