Players Needed: 4-10

Equipment Needed: No equipment needed, but a good pair of shoes never hurts.

Field of Play: Anywhere you can find some good hiding places. The game is considerably more spooky, and fun, when played at night.

How to Play:

First, pick a home base, then pick someone to be "it" (see Kick the Can rules for picking the person to be "it"). In this game, the "it' is the Ghost and the person who hides.

Everyone starts at home base (the entrance to the graveyard if you will). The group starts counting down to midnight using the "o'clock rock system" (i.e. 1 o'clock, 2 o' clock, 3 o'clock rock, 4 o'clock, 5 o'clock, 6 o'clock rock..). When the group reaches midnight they yell out, "Midnight, hope we don't see a ghost tonight" and start their search. Yelling out that last part is optional, especially if you are playing late at night.

When someone in the search party finds the "it" they scream, "Ghost in the graveyard!" and make a mad dash for home base. If the ghost tags someone before they reach the base, that person is "it". If not, the ghost remains "it" and you start all over again.

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