🔄 Who Switched Places?

What you need

Equipment: Nothing. Stand everyone in a circle or a line so the detective can see them all. Leave a little room to move. Pick the first detective.

How to play Who Switched Places?

1. The detective studies the group for 20 seconds, trying to remember who is where.
2. The detective closes their eyes or turns to face the wall.
3. The host silently points at two players, who swap places without a sound.
4. The host says "Open your eyes!"
5. The detective has three guesses to name who switched.
6. Got it? The detective scores. Missed it? The two who swapped score instead.
7. Choose a new detective and play again.

Scoring and wrapping up

Scoring: Spotted on the first guess: 3 points. On the second: 2 points. On the third: 1 point. If the detective misses, each player who swapped gets 1 point.

To finish: Play until everyone has been the detective once. The highest score is crowned Super Spotter.

By age

• Ages 5-6: Use a small line of five or six children and give the detective a full minute to look.
• Ages 8+: Swap three players, or add one small change too, like someone taking off a hat.

Variations

• Big group: Use a line of eight to ten and choose two detectives who must agree on their answer.
• Capy twist: Nobody swaps at all. The detective still has to decide whether anything changed.

Tips for the adult in charge

• Start with two players swapping, then move up to three. It gets very hard very quickly!
• Remind the movers to walk, not run, and to keep their faces straight.