Liam Ward 4th Protoytype

Cops In the Dark

Cops in the dark is a game of 2 teams.  Cops are the catchers and the Robbers are the stealers.

'For tyhis game you need: A large area that's preferably dimly lit. This game is best played at night where robbers can sneak around without being seen by the cops.

Glowsticks. The number depends on the number of cops but it should be approximately 2x the number of the cops. Eg with 10 cops there's 20 glowsticks.

Cops should all have1 glowstick each on themselves for the start of the game Total glowstick count is number of cops x3 

The cops all need flashlights to be able to spotlight robbers. 

The setup for this game is quite simple. First, divide the group in half, odd numbers go the the robbers side. Then distribute all of the glowstick to the cops, Tell the cops that they are to place glowsticks all around the play area, not hidden but easily seen, remember 1/3 of them are to be on the cops at all times Is it against the cop teams goal to deliberately hide or conceal the glowsticks. There should be allowed 5 - 10 minutes for the cops to place the glowsticks

During this time the robbers can plan their attack and strategize.

When the game begins. the robbers all scatter across the building and can begin hunting for the glowsticks. The cops at this point begin hunting the robbers.

Robbers can take glowsticks and conceal them, once they have a glowstick they can also give the glowstick(s) to another robber if they so wish.

If a robber is caught in the light of a robber's flashlight they must stop and then confront the robber, at this point 1 of 2 things happen

The cop can ask the robber to hand over their glowsticks or They can let them go. It is up to the cop to decide weather or not to "search" the robber.

If the cop searches the robber and they are found with 1 or more glowsticks, the robber must give all of their glowsticks over to the cop

if the robber has no glowsticks then the cop must give the robber one glowstick.

If a cop searches a robber, who has no glowstick, and they dont have a glowstick to give them the cop is out of the game and cannot particiapte that round.

After this the cop must close their eyes, and count to 10 to give time for the robber to get away.

After 30 minutes all of the players are called in, they all tally the number of glowsticks and the team who has the most glowsticks win. If there are any unaccounted for glowsticks then those "Lost" glowsticks count toward the robbers team