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Manhunt is a game played by two teams, usually outdoors. The goal of the game is for each team to amass more points than the other within a predetermined limit, or number of rounds. Manhunt is a variant of Tag. It is considered a form of urban gaming.

Play

Each "round" consists of one team "hiding" and the other team "finding". The finding team closes their eyes and stays at a predetermined "home base" and counts to some amount of time. While this happens the "hiding" team runs away from the home base and hides themselves. When the finding team reaches their count, they begin to search for the hiding team. During this period the hiding team members are free to move around. The "finding" team may attempt to capture a person on the "hiding" team but the person on the "hiding" team can attempt to wrestle out of the finders reach. However as soon as two people on the "finding" team have a person on the "hiding" team the "hiding" person can no longer try to free themself. Being out means you stay inactive for the remainder of the round, unless another person on the "hider" team tags you free at their home base.

Another version of this game simplifies the process by removing the element of scoring. A set amount of people hide in the forest while the same amount stays at "home base". The manhunters must be distinguishble from the hiders in order to avoid confusion. As the manhunters perambulate the forest, the hiders attempt not to get caught. If one is tagged, he or she becomes a manhunter, and changes their distinguishing markings to show as much. The game continues until only one member is left hiding. The final player hiding is the winner.

There is also another version played among children these days. It is a variation of the one above this one though. There is one person chosen to be "It" and everyone else runs away and hides somewhere (usually in a preset perimetre). Then it is the "It" person to find the rest of these people. Whenever he finds a person. He/She must catch that person to make him/her "It" with that person and they join the "It" person's team. The goal of this game is to be caught last or to hide until everyone gives up.

Scoring Points

Only the current hiding team may score points. Points are scored by either a hiding team member successfully reaching and tagging the home base without being tagged out by the finding team, or by remaining unfound for the duration of the round. For each successful hiding team member that reaches the home base, the hiding team scores 5 points. For untagged members remaining at the end of the round, the hiding team scores 1 point each.

As with all games of this nature, many informal variants and house-rules exist. See also Ringolevio

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