 Illustration of Chor Police | |
| Genres | Role-playing game |
|---|---|
| Players | Infinite |
| Playing time | 20–30 minutes |
| Skills | Teamwork, Tact, Assertiveness, Invisibility |
| Synonyms | Chor Sipahi |
Chor Police (transl. Thief and Police),[1] also known as Chor Sipahi,[2][3] is an outdoor role-playing game played by children in Indian subcontinent. The game is usually played by children divided into two teams with no limit of players. One team acts as police and another one acts as thieves within a narrative.[4][5] Police players chase chor (thieves) in an attempt to catch and mark them defeated.
Rules[edit]
Since the game revolves around cops and thieves, police has to catch the thieves in order to defeat opposite team. Once the team is defeated after a successful run-and-catch, police has to play the role of thieves and hence thieves become police and it continues vice versa until the game ends.[6][7]
Origin[edit]
The Chor Police game is played in several countries under different names and with a set of different rules formed by local players. Its origin is not known.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "A game of chor-police". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "15 Fun Games That 90s Kids Used To Play". www.scoopwhoop.com. 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Suspected, Far from Home". Greater Kashmir. 27 February 2015.
- ^ "15 Forgotten Indian Childhood Games That Need to Be Revived Before They Are Lost Forever". 8 May 2016.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Zinnia Ray. "The 'reckless kids' of Mahim win a street photographer a prestigious international award". Scroll.in.
- ^ "Top 10 Childhood Games Played in Rural India". TopYaps. 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Seven Games From The Nineties That Are Played Even Today - Cosco". www.cosco.in. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Collaborative Games | Fit India".