This is another very ancient game that is still played today. No one knows how old this game is; it probably predates Greece and Rome, and might have had some ritual signicance in the dim past.
Any Number can play. Someone is chosen as the "leader". Players in one line hold tightly to the belt or garment of the person in front of them, and try to duplicate the required movements of the “leader”.
The "leader" quickly changes these movements and speeds up or slows down. The player who can’t “follow the leader” must drop out of the game!
Last update September 27, 2005