Shuffle Bums
One player in the centre tries to claim the empty chair while the whole circle shuffles around to block them.
- Players
- 8–30
- Ages
- 5+
- Time
- 15 min
- Prep
- None
- Equipment
- 1 item
What to bring
- Chairs (1 per person, without arm rests)
How to play
Set up a circle of chairs, one per person, and have everyone sit down. Ask one person to stand in the middle, leaving their chair empty. The player to the right of the empty chair slides across into it, the person next to them follows, and so on, so the whole circle is shuffling along one seat at a time. The player in the middle tries to sit in the gap before it's filled, and if they manage it, whoever they beat takes their place in the centre. Call 'Change!' at any point to reverse the direction. Use chairs without arm rests, or nobody will be able to slide between them.
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