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Hand-Slap Feint

One player attacks, one escapes, and the smallest fake becomes hilarious.Classics & remixes · JoyRiders rules edition
classic gamehand gameduelquick reaction
PLAYERStwo people
TIME2–10 min
ENERGYlow / medium
PLACEindoors / outdoors / anywhere
SETUPnone
COMMUNITYNot yet rated

HOW TO PLAY

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YOU’LL NEEDNothing
  1. 1The defender holds both hands palms-down above the attacker’s open palms.
  2. 2The attacker makes one attempt to tap the back of either hand; the defender may pull away only after the attack movement begins.
  3. 3A legal tap scores one point and keeps that player as attacker. A clean escape or early pull switches the roles without scoring.
  4. 4Reset the hands after every attempt. First player to five points wins.

REMIX THE RULES

Complete twists.

One-feint limitThe attacker may make exactly one false start before the real attempt. If the defender pulls away on the feint, roles switch immediately; if they stay and evade the real tap, roles also switch. A legal tap earns one point and keeps the attacker. First player to five points wins.
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