"Ninja" is a very popular game in the USA. The object of the game is to hit your opponents' hands to eliminate them.
Steps
Step 1. The players start in a circle
This game can have an indefinite number of players. Everyone stands with their hands joined as if they were a ninja. The players then jump, all at the same time, shouting "ninja!" assuming a ninja pose. Then the first player (chosen in advance) makes the first move.
Step 2. The first player decides whether to attack the player on the left or on the right (no one else)
He doesn't tell the others, because part of the game is not knowing if you will be attacked in the first turn.
Step 3. To attack, the player makes a single fluid motion to strike the opponent's hand
You can take one step with one leg or jump to another player with your legs together. If you fall, you are out.
Step 4. The opponent can also dodge the attack
When the first player makes his single smooth move, the opponent can try to dodge the attack. If the first player hits his hand, the opponent is eliminated.
Step 5. It rotates until there are only 2 players left, and starts with 2 of them
They take their ninja stance and take turns attacking and defending until there is only one ninja left: the winner!
Advice
- A good strategy to win is to move smoothly from defense to attack, to catch the opponent unprepared.
- Some rules are simply variations of the game. Some play without turns or without standing in a circle. Other groups re-admit you to the game when whoever eliminated you leaves. There are many other variations possible, so make your own, be creative!
