Tip Tap

People

2+ (best with 2)

Aim

Get 8 taps before the other player

Space

Home / Garden / Park

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Equipment

8 of one type of household object and 8 of a different household object (you could use plastic cups, books, shoes or rolled up socks)

Something to mark a small centre circle (you could use a hoop or some rolled up t-shirts)

How to Set Up

Place the two types of household objects equally spread out in a big circle

Make a small circle in the centre of the big circle

Both players stand inside the small circle

Designate each player a type of object to tap over

Three Rules

No physical contact

Only one tap at a time

Don’t tap the other player’s objects

How to Play

Race to tap all 8 of your items over first

Go through the small circle after each tap

Make sure to change the item in some way when you tap it (ie: if its a rolled up ball of socks, pull them apart, or if its a book but it on its end and the tap it so it falls over)

How to End

First player to tap all 8 objects and get back to the centre circle

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Level One. Play with a Tagger

Play so that one player is the tagger and one player is the tapper

The tagger needs to play on their knees and can't stand up. Their job is to tag the tapper 5 times before the tapper can tap all the objects over

Swap roles and play again!

Level Two. Add in Un-tapping

Now players can un-tap the other players objects or tap their own before going through the centre circle again

Play with a time limit and see who has the most objects tapped over when the time runs out

Level Three. Add Safe Zones

Keep the tagger rule from level one

Mark out two safe zones in and around the objects to tap over

Tappers cannot be tagged in the safe zone, but can’t spend more than three seconds in them

Boss Level. #PlayYourWay

The game and the levels are just start points for your imaginations to run wild with!

The best way to play the game is creating your own way to play.

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Power Ups

1
Play with one player blindfolded and another one guiding them

2
Play in teams over a bigger area (Great for large groups)

3
Play with both players on your hands and knees (Great for little spaces)

4
Play in different shapes other than a circle, (ie: square, circle, triangle)

5
Play with two stepping stones per player (you could use pillow cases or pieces of cardboard). Players can only step on the stepping stones and not touch the floor

6
Give each player one freezing power. They can shout freeze at one point and freeze the other player for five seconds

7
Scatter small balls around the circle, players can use these to tag and freeze each other

8
Give each player a ball to carry. They have to tap the objects by throwing it at the objects from two metres away

Level the Playing Field

1
Make the items further apart or closer together for different players

2
Reduce the number of taps needed to win for some players