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THE PRINCESS (RO: PRINȚESA)
Players: A game for unlimited players
Place: It can be played both indoors and outdoors
Equipment: No equipment needed
How to play it: Everybody stands in the circle. Each player gets a number from 1 till how many people are playing the game. One person is a princess. The chosen princess needs to sit in the middle of the circle and call out 2 random numbers. The first number that the princess called is the protector of the princess and the second number is the attacker of the princess. The first number needs to protect the princess by kissing the second number on the cheek. At the same time the second number needs to kiss the princess. The person who kisses somebody first wins the round and is now a princess.
DUCKS AND HUNTERS (RO: RAȚELE ȘI VÂNĂTORII)
DUCKS AND HUNTERS (RO: RAȚELE ȘI VÂNĂTORII)
Players: A game for unlimited players
Place: It can be played both indoors and outdoors
Equipment: Volleyball
How to play it: Firstly, players are divided into ducks and hunters: 2 players will play the role of hunters while the rest become ducks. Then the playground is delimited, usually the space has a rectangular shape. At each end of the playground there will be a hunter, who is not allowed to enter the playground. Between the hunters are the ducks. The hunters have the role of hunting the ducks with the ball. The ducks must avoid the ball, without leaving the playing space. When a duck is hit by the ball, the player is eliminated from the game. The maximum number of attempts the hunters have to hit the last remaining duck is equal to how many years the player has (for example, if the last duck is 20 years old, the hunters must hit him/her in a maximum of 20 throws). If they fail, the game resumes with the same hunters. The game ends when all the ducks have been eliminated from the game. Additionally, with every throw the hunters make, ducks can earn extra lives if they manage to catch the ball in their hands before it touches the ground.
COUNTRY, COUNTRY WE WANT SOLDIERS! (RO: ȚARĂ, ȚARĂ, VREM OSTAȘI!)
Players: A game for unlimited players
Place: Outdoors
Equipment: No equipment needed
How to play it: Players are divided into 2 teams. The teams stand face to face, in horizontal lines, at a distance of a few meters from each other. All players on each team will hold hands, forming a "fence". The team that starts the game shouts: Țară, țară, vrem ostași! (or "Country, country we want soldiers!"). The other team answers: "Pe cine?" (“Who?”). Then, the first team chooses an opposing player by shouting their name. The chosen player must run to the team that called him and break the "fence" formed by them. If he/she succeeds, he/she will return to their team with another person from the opponent team. If he/she fails, he/she will remain part of the team that called him/her. In order to break the "fence" , the player must run fast through the place where 2 opponents hold hands. The role of the opponents is to stop him/her without letting go of their hands. The team that captures all the players wins the game.
TANGLED GUTS (RO: MAȚELE ÎNCURCATE)
Players: A game for unlimited players
Place: It can be played both indoors and outdoors
Equipment: No equipment needed
How to play it: The players have to form a circle while holding hands. Without letting go of their hands, they try to "tangle" as much as possible, going over or under the hands of each other. One of the players will sit with his/her back to the group while the other players tangle their hands. When the "guts" have become tangled, the one who has their back turned will have to try to untangle the mats and rebuild the circle. If he/she fails, he/she will have to turn around again and the other have to mix a second time. If he/she succeeds, he/she will join the circle while another player is chosen to turn his/her back to the rest of the group.
1,2,3 FREEZE! (RO: 1,2,3 LA PERETE STAI!)
Players: A game for unlimited players
Place: It can be played both indoors and outdoors
Equipment: No equipment needed
How to play it: One player from the group volunteers to stay face-fronting a wall while the other players form a horizontal line behind him/her. The game begins when the player who faces the wall says, "1,2,3, la perete stai!" (or “1,2,3, freeze!”). During this time, the other players try to get as close as possible to the wall. After the word "freeze!", the player who is facing the wall turns to face the rest of the players. Whoever is caught moving is sent back to the starting line. The game ends when the first player touches the wall. Depending on the dynamic of the group, the players can decide together to change the rules and increase the difficulty level after each round. For example, in the first round players can advance forward by running, in the second round only by walking, in the third round only by doing the frog jump walk and so on.
THE BUG (RO: BÂZA)
Players: A game for unlimited players
Place: It can be played both indoors and outdoors
Equipment: No equipment needed
How to play it: One of the players turns their back and closes his eyes. The others stay behind him and one of them starts approaching him and gently hits the back of their hand. The player then turns around and tries to guess after mimics and gestures who is the one who hit them. If the player guesses correctly, they will switch places. If the player does not guess, they start all over again.
THE BLIND OLD WOMAN (RO: BABA OARBA)
Players: A game for unlimited players
Place: It can be played both indoors and outdoors
Equipment: Blindfold
How to play it: A play area is delimited from which the players are not allowed to leave. Whoever leaves this space automatically becomes a blind old woman. All players sit in a circle. One of the players is chosen to be the first blind old woman. The blind old woman is positioned in the center of the circle formed by the rest of the players and is blindfolded. The rest of the players spread out in the playing area, making a little noise. If the blind old woman manages to touch someone and say the name of the person touched, that player becomes the next blind old woman and the game resumes.
THICK MILK (RO: LAPTE GROS)
Players: Minimum 5 players, the total number of players must always be an odd number
Place: It can be played both indoors and outdoors
Equipment: No equipment needed
How to play it: One player will be designated as the referee and the rest of the players will be divided into two equal teams. Once the order of play has been established one of the teams will be seated as follows: first player, bent over, with its head in the referee's hands. The next player, bent over, with his head between the legs of the first player. And so on until all the players of the team are seated.
Then it is the turn of the other team. The players of this team will take turns jumping on the players of the first team who are bent over. Each time a player jumps on the back of the players who are bent over, he must shout "thick milk".
After all the players have jumped, the first player who jumped will show the referee, using one hand, a number from 1 to 5. Then one of the players on the first team (those sitting down) must guess the number. If they don't guess the number, the second team players will get off the backs of the first team players and the game will be restarted. If the number is guessed the teams will swap places between each other.
Additional rules:
The player who jumps on the back of a crouching player is not allowed to move after landing. Therefore, the player is not allowed to move forward or backward.
If one of the players who jumped (and who is on the back of the other team's players) touches the ground with his foot, the game ends and the teams switch places between them.
If one of the jumpers forgets to say "thick milk" the game ends and the teams swap places.
If a player who wants to jump has no more room due to the wrong positioning of his teammates the game ends and the teams change places between them.
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