Ciaran's Blindman's Bluff childhood game
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1) Blind Man's Buff is a game where one player is blindfolded and has to try to catch the other players. 2) When the blindfolded player catches someone, they swap places so a new player is blindfolded. 3) The game continues in a cycle with players avoiding the blindfolded "Blind Man" until they get bored and stop playing.
Ciaran's Blindman's Bluff childhood game
- 2. How to Play Blindfold one player. Spin the player around. Tease the ‘Blind Man’ while he or she tries to catch you or the other players. When a player is caught by the ‘Blind Man’ they swap places.
- 5. Popular parlour game in Victorian era, played as early as Tudor period (1485-1558)
- 6. Of course there are some places you should not play this game...
- 7. Game Structure ? It’s a cyclical game, which only ends when the players get bored/start playing something else/get called for dinner... ? Each cycle has a beginning, middle & end: ? Spinning the Blind Man around ? Taunting & Avoiding the Blind Man ? Somebody is caught by the Blind Man
- 8. Stable Rules? ? Rules are quite open ? Blind Man must be blindfolded, eyes closed isn’t enough, and it’s not considered good form to tilt your head back to see under the blindfold ? Often the play area is limited, usually to a single room or a part of the garden ? Part of the thrill is seeing how close you can get when taunting the Blind Man - encourages a smaller playing space ? Few rules - leaves room for adaptation
- 9. Observations? ? In many ways similar to ‘Mirror’ ? Some people like being the ‘Blind Man’ ? More fun being the ‘Blind Man’ than a regular player ? Some people don’t like being the ‘Blind Man’ ? Some people don’t like not being in control, and without a primary sense