75) 4 on the Couch

Supplies:
* each player's name written on an individual scrap of paper, and folded
* hat/container for names
* couch or 4 spaces to represent a couch
* possibly: 2 colors of paper (see below)

Goal:
To have 4 people from one's own team on the couch

How to Play:
Have everyone sit in a rough circle, using a couch (or 4 specified spaces next to each other). Make sure there are already 4 players on the couch, 2 from each team. Designate one space in the circle (not from the couch) as the open space. If the group is fairly split by gender, the game should be played, guys vs girls. Otherwise you may use colored paper to stick to their foreheads to designate their team. Have each of the players draw a name from the container. This is their new identity.
Start with the player to the right of the open space. Have this person call the name of somebody in the room. The person who has been designated this name then will stand up and move to the open space. Now the person to the right of the new open space may call a name. This goes on until the couch is filled with members from only one team.

Strategy
At first, no one knows anyone's designated identity, but if they pay attention, they will figure out who's who. They can then begin purposely calling the opposing team-members off the couch. The teammates that are on, or directly to the right of the couch are then responsible for calling on any teammates when a space opens up.
[Really, to start the game evenly, the person to the right of (next to)the couch should be from the same team as the person on the couch at the left end, because this person (on the left) cannot call anyone up].

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