Game of the Week: #8) Smugglers

Supplies:
* any object that can serve as a jewel

How to Play:
Divide the group into two teams, the Smugglers and the Coast Guard. Each team should begin from opposite sides of the room, or field, and may, if you choose, use an entire building (ie: church or youth center) as the playing field. One Smuggler is given the jewel, which must be kept in his/her hand, and the game starts. The Smugglers may pass the jewel off to other Smugglers in order to evade the Coast Guard, while the members of the Coast Guard chase the Smugglers in an attempt to tag them. When a Smuggler is tagged, he/she must open his hands to show that there is no jewel. When the Coast Guard gets the jewel, the teams switch sides and play again.

Strategy:
All the smugglers will need to pretend that they are the ones with the jewel, by keeping their hands closed, and running from the Coast Guard members in order for the game to run smoothly.