64) Traditional Relays

I am combining a few traditional relays in the context of one game, because the basic rules are the same. These relays are so well known that just mentioning them is probably enough for most viewers, so giving them their own number doesn't seem justified.
Supplies
varied

How to Play
Create two or more teams of approximately equal size, and designate a Point A, and Point B. Players stand in single file lines (or with a partner), side-by-side with their opponents. At the facilitators command, the first player in each line moves to Point B in the designated fashion, and back to the team. Once back, the play taps the next person in line, enabling that person to follow the same routine. The first team to get everyone from Point A to Point B and back, wins (or if one team is short one player, the first person on that team must go twice).

Variations
*Three-legged Relay: Everyone has a partner. Tie the left leg of one, firmly, but not too tightly, to the right leg of the other.
*Wheel-Barrel Relay: everyone has a partner. One holds the feet of the other, as the other walks on their hands, at an angle. Be careful that the up-right player doesn't run the other players head/chin into the ground.
*Potato Sack Relay: each team is given a canvas-type sack to step into, and should hop to Point B, holding the sack up around their legs. I don't know about cloth potato sacks, but I have seen 20 lb cloth rice bags... or someone could make them.

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