If tagged, that hider becomes the new seeker. Once spotted, the hider must run to 'home base' (where the seeker was counting while the other players hid) and touch it before they are 'tipped' (tagged, or touched) by the seeker. The hiders hide until they are spotted by the seeker, who chants, 'Forty, forty, I see you' (sometimes shortened to 'Forty, forty, see you'). Conversely, the hiders must get back to 'home base' before the seeker sees them and returns. In another variant called Forty forty, the seeker must return to 'home base' after finding the hiders, before the hiders get back. In some versions of the game, after the first hider is caught or if no other players can be found over a period of time, the seeker calls out a previously-agreed phrase (such as ' Olly olly oxen free', 'Come out, come out wherever you are' or 'All in, All in, Everybody out there all in free') to signal the other hiders to return to base for the next round. In the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz, a variation of Sardines called 'Ha Ha Herman' is played, in which the seekers call out 'ha ha', and the person hiding has to respond by saying 'Herman'. The game is an example of an oral tradition, as it is commonly passed by children. Another common variation has the seeker counting at 'home base' the hiders can either remain hidden or they can come out of hiding to race to home base once they touch it, they are 'safe' and cannot be tagged. The most common way of ending is the player chosen as 'it' locates all players the player found first is the loser and is chosen to be 'it' in the next game. After reaching this number, the player who is 'it' calls 'Ready or not, here I come!' or 'Coming, ready or not!' and then attempts to locate all concealed players. The game is played by one chosen player (designated as being 'it') counting to a predetermined number with eyes closed while the other players hide. Hide-and-seek (sometimes known as hide-and-go-seek) is a popular children's game in which at least two players (usually at least three) conceal themselves in a set environment, to be found by one or more seekers. Running, tracking, hiding, observation, ability to stay silent A 19th-century painting of three children playing hide and seek in a forest ( Friedrich Eduard Meyerheim)

The hider brothers