Secret Actor
A detective tries to identify the secret actor who is leading the group's actions while everyone else copies along.
- Players
- 10–30
- Ages
- 7+
- Time
- 15 min
- Prep
- None
- Equipment
- None
How to play
Ask everyone to sit in a circle, and select one participant to be the detective. The detective is sent outside while the secret actor is chosen. The detective must try to correctly identify the secret actor.
The secret actor starts slowly doing actions, and everyone must copy exactly what they do when they do it.
Call the detective back into the room after the secret actor has started their actions, and invite them into the centre of the circle. The detective has three chances to correctly identify the secret actor. If they are unsuccessful, the secret actor wins. If they guess correctly, the detective wins.
The secret actor must remember to keep their actions smooth so that everyone else can keep up, and their identity has the best chance of staying hidden. Everyone must also remember not to stare at the secret actor and give them away.
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