6) Spuds

Supplies:
* handball (or similar sized ball)

How to play:
Give everyone in the group a number to remember, starting with 1, on up. This is their number for the game. One person starts off as "It," and has the ball in his/her posession. The rest of the players crowd around. "It" throws the ball into the air, as high as possible, and calls out a number. The person with that number runs (in this case, we'll say "number 7") towards the ball, while everyone else, including "It" runs away. When "number 7" catches the ball, he/she yells "SPUDS!" Everyone must freeze where they are. "Number 7" then takes 5 steps in any direction, and attempts to strike the player of his/her choice below the chest with the ball. The person who is at risk of being hit, may move any part of his/her body, except for his/her feet. If "Number 7" misses, he/she is "It," and now has the designation, "S." If "Number 7" hits another player, that person is then "It," and has the designation, "S." The next round begins, and if someone with an "S" is hit, or misses in throwing to hit someone else, he/she is designated, "S.P." This goes on until someone has "S.P.U.D.S, at which time, that person is out. Everyone else keeps playing until there is one person left.

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