Are you there, Moriarty?

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Are you there, Moriarty?

Age range:
Teens, Adults

Events:
Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Halloween, Easter, Office Party

Location:
Indoor, Outdoor

You will need:
Two rolled up newspapers, paper to maintain scores, a league, or knockout tournament details. Two blindfolds.

How to play:
Two players (Moriarty and Holmes) are chosen and blindfolded
They are placed three feet from each other.
Holmes starts and says "Are you there, Moriarty?"
The other replies "Yes, Holmes, I am here."
Holmes can then attempt to hit Moriarty over the head with his newspaper.
If he succeeds he wins.
If he misses Moriarty can say "Are you there Holmes?"
The other replies "Yes, Moriarty, I am here."
Moriarty can then attempt to hit Holmes over the head with his newspaper.
And so on.
Players can only avoid being hit by moving their heads but nothing else.

Variations:
none

Last updated April 19, 2010 11:26