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TAG × RESCUE

Jailbreak Tag

Tagged players go to jail—unless a teammate can break them out.Classics & remixes · JoyRiders rules edition
classic gametagchaserescuestrategy
PLAYERSgroup
TIME7–30 min
ENERGYhigh
PLACEoutdoors
SETUP1 min
COMMUNITYNot yet rated

HOW TO PLAY

Start here.

YOU’LL NEEDTwo markers for a jail
  1. 1Choose one or two taggers, mark a small jail at the edge of the field, and require taggers to stay at least three large steps from it unless chasing someone.
  2. 2A hand tag sends a runner to jail, where jailed players wait with one hand extended.
  3. 3A free player can release the whole jail with a high-five, then everyone leaving jail gets a free walk back into the field.
  4. 4Taggers win by jailing everyone at once. If that does not happen within two minutes, end the round, count the remaining free players, and choose new taggers.

REMIX THE RULES

Complete twists.

Two-jail decisionMark one jail on each side of the field. A tagger chooses which jail receives each captured runner, while a rescuer’s high-five releases only that jail. Taggers must remain three large steps away unless chasing. The taggers win by filling both jails at once; otherwise free runners win when time expires.
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