How to Play Lap Tag

Gather up at least 7 people., Have one person become the lap and have everyone else grab a partner and form a circle on the floor., The person in front sits between the person in the back's legs., The lap should now call out the names of two of the...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Gather up at least 7 people.

    You must have an odd number of people to play.
  2. Step 2: Have one person become the lap and have everyone else grab a partner and form a circle on the floor.

    One person should be sitting in front of the other, excluding the lap person. , (Make sure all hands are on the ground before starting the round to prevent cheating.) , The name called should be the person in the front, not the back.

    The name called may not be the person sitting directly to the right or left of the lap. , Try to get up off the floor and reach the lap. , Do not let them reach the lap. , in which the two partners switch and the person in the back is now trying to reach the lap and the person in the front is trying to wrestle the other to the ground. , This person sits behind the old lap and the leftover partner becomes the new lap. ,, The person at the end who has tagged a lap the most times is the winner.
  3. Step 3: The person in front sits between the person in the back's legs.

  4. Step 4: The lap should now call out the names of two of the people sitting in the circle.

  5. Step 5: If your name has been called

  6. Step 6: If you are sitting in the back and your partners name has been called

  7. Step 7: wrestle your partner to the ground.

  8. Step 8: The lap is allowed to say "Reverse!"

  9. Step 9: Whoever tags the lap's thigh first wins.

  10. Step 10: The other pair who did not reach the lap goes back to their old spot and switches so that the back person is now in the front.

  11. Step 11: Continue playing until people are tired.

Detailed Guide

You must have an odd number of people to play.

One person should be sitting in front of the other, excluding the lap person. , (Make sure all hands are on the ground before starting the round to prevent cheating.) , The name called should be the person in the front, not the back.

The name called may not be the person sitting directly to the right or left of the lap. , Try to get up off the floor and reach the lap. , Do not let them reach the lap. , in which the two partners switch and the person in the back is now trying to reach the lap and the person in the front is trying to wrestle the other to the ground. , This person sits behind the old lap and the leftover partner becomes the new lap. ,, The person at the end who has tagged a lap the most times is the winner.

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