How to Play Twister
Twister is a classic game played in households for decades--families, friends and partygoers all have tales to tell involving interesting variations of the game. Whether you've lost the directions or you're trying to settle a dispute after Thanksgiving dinner, these steps will help you brush up on your Twister knowledge. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Spread out the mat on a flat surface. It's best used indoors, but if it's going to be used outside, spread it out on the grass and make sure there are no sticks, rocks or other hard objects underneath it. Weight down the corners with a shoe to keep the wind from interfering.
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Remove your shoes. Everyone should be barefoot, either with socks on or off. Keeping your socks on adds a slippery challenge!
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Pick a spinner. This person will spin the spinner and act as referee to when two people reach for the same circle.
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Position yourselves on the mat. For a 2-player game, opponents face each other on opposite ends of the mat (lengthwise) and place one foot on the closest yellow circle and one foot on the closest blue. For a 3-player game, players line up the same as a 2-player game, but the third stands on the side lined with the red circles and places each foot on the center red circles. For a 4-player game, set up two teams of two player each that will stand on opposite ends of the mat and place each foot on any colored circle closest to them.
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Start spinning! The referee makes the first spin and then calls out the color and body part that is to be moved. All players must move at the same time and they must go for an empty circle. If two players go for the same circle, the referee must decide who was there first. If all six circles are occupied, the referee re-spins. If the body part called out is already on the color that is called out, the player must move to another circle of that color. In a 4-player game, circles can be occupied by more than one body part.
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Keep all hands and feet on the mat. The only time a player may lift a hand or foot is to allow another player's body part to pass through. In this case, the player must announce beforehand that they are lifting their hand or foot off the mat, and they must replace it as soon as the other player has passed through. Failure to announce they are moving results in elimination.
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Eliminate any players who fall down, touch the mat with any body part other than a hand or foot that is in play or give up. Keep playing until only one player is left. In a 4-player game, once a player falls or touches the mat, both team members are eliminated.
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Tips & Warnings
In a 2-player game without a referee, one player calls out the color and the other calls out the body part. Alternate each "spin."
