The Swedish Hand Game
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We learned this game at a birthday party for Matilda, a Swedish girl who turned 10 while we were in Bali. It may have a real name but we don't know what it is. We call it the Swedish Hand game because we learned it from Swedes and you play it with your hands.

Here are the directions:

1) Stand in a circle facing inwards. 4 or 5 people is probably the least you should play with. There is probably no maximum although it certainly gets more difficult with more people.

2) Close your eyes.

Swedish Hand Game 3) Keep your eyes closed. Reach into the centre of the circle with both hands. Grab another hand with each of your hands. Don't forget to reach down (or up) as not everyone is the same height!

4) Open your eyes. Keep holding hands. You should have a huge knot of people and hands. In theory, since everyone is holding hands, it should be possible to twist and move around as a group (like a snake) to untie the knot of hands and reform a new circle. Don't let go until you succeed as a group, or give up as a group. 

5) As you can see from the expression on Mark's face, it requires concentration and teamwork!