Sardines
Reverse hide and seek — one person hides and everyone else hunts them down individually. The twist: when you find them, you squeeze in and hide alongside them. The hiding spot gets increasingly ridiculous as more people pile in. The last person left searching loses.
How to Play
- 1
One person is chosen as the Sardine — they go and hide anywhere in the agreed playing area while everyone else waits and counts to 30 with eyes closed.
- 2
Everyone then splits up and searches for the Sardine on their own.
- 3
When a seeker finds the Sardine, they silently squeeze into the hiding spot alongside them — no announcing, no celebrating.
- 4
The hiding spot fills up one by one as more seekers find it and join in.
- 5
The last person to discover the increasingly packed hiding spot is the loser and becomes the next Sardine.
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Works best in a house with lots of rooms — the bigger the space, the longer the tension builds.
Props Needed
No props needed — just gather your group!
Tags
Quick Info
- Players
- 5–20
- Duration
- 10–25 min
- Effort
- High Energy
- Props
- None