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50-50 In

"50-50 In" is a children's game created by Michael Harris at St Mary's primary school in Mortimer, Berkshire in 2004.

Rules: At least 4 players required, but there is no upper limit. There is one seeker ('It') for every three hiders. A home 'base' is chosen before the start of the game. Seekers are chosen by a race to base before the game starts - the last player back to base will be 'It' and chooses more seekers if required. The seeker(s) stands at base and counts to 50 while the others hide. When the seeker has finished counting they look for the hiders who try and get back to base before they are caught. If they make it to base they shout "50 50 in!" but they can be caught by a seeker touching them and shouting "50 50 out!" and are then out for that round, until all players are either caught or 'in'. For the next round the players are chosen as follows: the first player caught (or if nobody was caught, the last player back to base) will be 'It'. If more than one seeker is required, they are chosen by this person. Play continues until the whistle blows for the end of break-time, or players become too tired/hungry to continue!