How to Play Ninja

Last Updated: March 29, 2021

This is a game that is designed to train stealth and espionage. This article entails how to play two versions of the game "Ninja" -- one exercising overall stealth skills, and one involving only your hands.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Ninja with a Torch (Flashlight)

Any number of people can play Ninja.

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Name one person the guard. They will carry a torch.
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Wait until nighttime. Find an area or object the guard has to protect. The darker, the better.

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Have the guard walk around the area or object. This should be done slowly, while carrying the torch (off).
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Everybody else is called a Ninja, and must go to or touch the area/thing.
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If you are the Guard, shine the flashlight when you think you hear/see someone. It may only be turned on for 3 seconds at a time. Say the name of the person you've caught—if you're right the person is out (or must return to the beginning, your choice), if you're wrong they can keep playing.
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The game is over when a ninja touches the area or object being guarded. If there are no ninjas left in the game, then the guard wins.
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Whoever wins has to be the guard, or if the guard wins, they may choose the next guard.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Ninja Hand Game

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Get participants into a circle all with hands together
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Have someone count "3,2,1, NINJA!"
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Once Ninja is said, participants must jump moving their hands and feet into best position to attack and defend.
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Turns go counter-clockwise around the circle. To attack, quickly try to make contact with any other participants hands. To defend, you have to try to dodge the attack by moving your hands away from your attacker. Once you finish moving, both the attacker and defender must maintain their position until the next turn.
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Sit out if your hand gets touched by an attacker. You're also out if you break your final position before it's your turn.
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The game is over when only one person remains.

Community Q&A

Question

Is ninja kind of like flinch?

Community Answer

Yes. You just kind of try to be sneaky like a ninja, and when someone tries to hit you, you use your reflexes so you cannot lose an arm.

Warnings

Don't play anywhere where someone could accidentally fall off a large height or hurt them self, where there are sharp things that people could run into, or where there are other dangers

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For Americans, read "torch" as "flashlight".

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