Designate a player to start.

Have the starter place one of her hands over her head and point to one of the players beside her (right hand points to the player on the left, left arm points to the player on the right), and shout “Ying.”

The player pointed to responds immediately—if he hesitates he’s out-- with one of his hands held waist high point to a player (right arm points to the player on the left, left arm points to the player on the right) and shouts “Yang.”

The player that was yanged responds immediately by pointing to someone across the circle and shouting “You.”

The player pointed to Yings one of the players on their left or right with a “Ying,” that player follows with a “yang,” and so on.

If a player does not respond immediately, does not use the next correct word,  shouts “Ying” without pointing over their head, or shouts “yang” without pointing across their waist, they are out and must sit in the middle of the circle.

Another player is assigned to begin and play continues till there is only one player is left.

Once players have mastered this game, add a variation. The player pointed to with a “You” has two options:

• Either to “Ying” the player on one side of them,

• or to put both hands up in a blocking gesture and shout “Back.”

  • At this point the player who shouted “You” must “Ying” a player beside them and that player must follow with a “Yang”….