Lukochuri: A Traditional Game of Bangladesh

Lukochuri is a traditional game. This game is played all over the world. They call it hide and seek. But in Bangladesh we call it Lukochuri.


Player:
The first thing you need to play "Lukochuri" is to recruit players. In this game there is no restriction about player. At least two players are needed two play. However, the more player you have, the better and more fun.

Rule:
There are no such rule for this game. Before beginning of the game you can set some rule. You can set some rule such as where to hide, where not etc.

Suitable Location:
An outdoor location is best for this game, but you can play this game in an indoor location. It will be necessary to set  boundaries for hiding or you will have players running off to too many far-off locations. Try to play in different location every time. If you do it in same spot the people will remember the good places and search there first.

How to Play:
Finding Chor:
At the beginning of the game, you must find a main person. In our traditional game we call this person 'Chor'. There are many ways you can find him or her. One of the way is, the most older person will be this person.

Begin the Game:
Once the person will chosen, he or she stays in the home base, close his or her eyes and counting out loud to a decide number at a steady pace. At this time other player should hide themselves quickly.

Seek:
After counting finished the main person start seeking other player. The player who gets found first become the main person for the next round.