Streets and Lanes
A cat-and-mouse chase game where the grid of players rotates on command, constantly reshaping the paths the cat and mouse can run through.
- Players
- 20–100
- Ages
- 7+
- Time
- 15 min
- Prep
- None
- Equipment
- None
How to play
In this game, there is a cat and a mouse. The cat's aim is to tip the mouse, but the mouse must try not to be tipped.
Select a cat and a mouse, and have all other participants lined up in a grid. To begin the game the leader calls out 'Streets', and everyone in the grid must stretch their arms out either side of them so they are touching the hands of the participants on either side. The leader then calls out 'Lanes', and everyone in the grid turns 90 degrees, keeping their arms out to the sides. The leader then calls out 'Lamp Posts', and everyone in the grid puts their arms straight up in the air.
Call out 'Streets', 'Lanes' and 'Lamp Posts' at random and watch the cat try to catch the mouse as its path changes. The cat and mouse cannot run through walls, meaning the participants' outstretched arms. They can only follow the streets and lanes.
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