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The Children's Game of Marco Polo is a form of Tag played in a Swimming Pool . The game is popular in the United States , Canada and Brazil , and possibly in other parts of the world. RULES The game is played by two or more persons. At any time there is one distinguished player, " It ", who must Swim around the pool with his or her eyes closed, attempting to tag the other players. The "It" player can only sense where the other players are by sound, but may call out "Marco!", at which point all the other players are required to yell "Polo!". When the "It" player succeeds in tagging another player, the latter becomes "It". Also, the non-it people can get out of the water, but if the it person says "fish out of water" at the time, the person out of water is then it. VARIATIONS There are many variants to this game. It may be played on dry ground, of course; when it is similar to " Blind Man's Bluff ". Another variant is " Sharks And Minnows ", which uses the tag rules of Marco Polo, but the players are not required to make a sound at any time. |
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