The only lights in the playing field are those from street lamps or natural lighting. safe) from which the seekers count and hiders must return to without being tagged by a seeker in order to be considered 'free' to hide again. Two teams-the hiders and the seekers-are each composed of two or more players. It is team-based and plays only after dusk.

In another variant the game is called 'Chase'. In another, the hiders who are found help the seeker track down the remaining hiders, but the first person to be found becomes the next seeker. In one variant, once all hiders have been located, the game then becomes a game of tag where the seeker chases after all the other players and the first person tagged becomes the seeker for the next round. In another version, when hiders are caught they help the seeker locate the remaining hiders.

In some versions of the game, after the first hider is caught or if no other players can be found over a period of time, the seeker calls out a previously-agreed phrase (such as ' Olly olly oxen free', 'Come out, come out wherever you are' or 'All in, All in, Everybody out there all in free') to signal the other hiders to return to base for the next round. The game is an example of an oral tradition, as it is commonly passed by children. But if the seeker tags another player before reaching home base, that person becomes 'it', or 'the seeker'. In Ohio, hiders must yell 'free' when they touch base or they can still be tagged out. Another common variation has the seeker counting at 'home base' the hiders can either remain hidden or they can come out of hiding to race to home base once they touch it, they are 'safe' and cannot be tagged. The most common way of ending is the player chosen as 'it' locates all players the player found first is the loser and is chosen to be 'it' in the next game. After reaching this number, the player who is 'it' calls 'Ready or not, here I come!' or 'Coming, ready or not!' and then attempts to locate all concealed players. The game is played by one chosen player (designated as being 'it') counting to a predetermined number with eyes closed while the other players hide. Hide-and-seek is a popular children's game in which at least two players (usually at least three) conceal themselves in a set environment, to be found by one or more seekers. Running, tracking, hiding, observation, ability to stay silent A 19th-century painting of three children playing hide and seek in a forest ( Friedrich Eduard Meyerheim)

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