Bodyguard

Secretly pick someone to hide behind and someone to avoid — then the room starts moving.

Time:

10 min

Group:

10–30 people

Materials:

None

• 5–15 min
• Energizer
• Kids
• Large group (9+)
• No materials
• Teens

How to play

1. Everyone stands scattered around an open space.
2. Each person silently picks two others: one to be their bodyguard, one to be the threat. Tell nobody.
3. On go, everyone moves to keep their bodyguard directly between themselves and their threat.
4. The whole room drifts into constant motion because nobody's target is standing still.
5. Call stop after a minute or two and let people reveal who they picked.

Variations

• Reverse it — stand so your threat is between you and your bodyguard. The room collapses inward instead of spreading out.

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