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| skills = [[Teamwork]], [[Tactic (method)| | | skills = [[Teamwork]], [[Tactic (method)|Tact]], [[Assertiveness]], [[Invisibility]] | ||
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'''Chor Police''' ({{trans|Thief and Police}}),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2017/apr/28/a-game-of-chor-police-1598532.html|title=A game of chor-police|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> also known as '''Chor Sipahi''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/news/games-we-played/|title=15 Fun Games That 90s Kids Used To Play|date=May 28, 2014|website=www.scoopwhoop.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/opinion/suspected-far-from-home/|title=Suspected, Far from Home|date=February 27, 2015|website=Greater Kashmir}}</ref> is | '''Chor Police''' ({{trans|Thief and Police}}),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2017/apr/28/a-game-of-chor-police-1598532.html|title=A game of chor-police|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> also known as '''Chor Sipahi''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/news/games-we-played/|title=15 Fun Games That 90s Kids Used To Play|date=May 28, 2014|website=www.scoopwhoop.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/opinion/suspected-far-from-home/|title=Suspected, Far from Home|date=February 27, 2015|website=Greater Kashmir}}</ref> is an outdoor [[role-playing game]] played by children in [[Indian subcontinent]]. The game is usually played by children [[Division (sports)|divided]] into two teams with [[Infinity|no limit]] of players. One team acts as police and another one acts as thieves within a [[narrative]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/53779/old-childhood-verge-of-extinction-indian-games/|title=15 Forgotten Indian Childhood Games That Need to Be Revived Before They Are Lost Forever|date=May 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/833648/the-reckless-kids-of-mahim-bay-win-mumbai-photographer-the-sony-world-photography-india-award|title=The 'reckless kids' of Mahim win a street photographer a prestigious international award|first=Zinnia Ray|last=Chaudhuri|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> Police players chase chor (thieves) in an attempt to catch and mark them defeated. | ||
==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
Since the game revolves around cops and thieves, [[police]] has to catch the [[Theft|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 [[wikt:vice versa|vice versa]] until the game ends.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://topyaps.com/top-10-childhood-games-played-in-rural-india/|title=Top 10 Childhood Games Played in Rural India|date=January 25, 2013|website=TopYaps}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosco.in/blogs/Seven-games-from-the-nineties-that-are-played-even-today.html|title=Seven Games From The Nineties That Are Played Even Today - Cosco|website=www.cosco.in}}</ref> | Since the game revolves around cops and thieves, [[police]] has to catch the [[Theft|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 [[wikt:vice versa|vice versa]] until the game ends.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://topyaps.com/top-10-childhood-games-played-in-rural-india/|title=Top 10 Childhood Games Played in Rural India|date=January 25, 2013|website=TopYaps}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosco.in/blogs/Seven-games-from-the-nineties-that-are-played-even-today.html|title=Seven Games From The Nineties That Are Played Even Today - Cosco|website=www.cosco.in|access-date=8 April 2020|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005180923/http://www.cosco.in/blogs/Seven-games-from-the-nineties-that-are-played-even-today.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
The Chor Police game is played in several countries under | The Chor Police game is played in several countries under different names and with a set of different [[wikt:rule|rules]] formed by local players. Its origin is not known.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fitindia.gov.in/events/collaborative-games/|title=Collaborative Games | Fit India}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:48, 27 September 2021
Template:Infobox game 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 | edit source]
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 | edit source]
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 | edit source]
- ↑ "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".