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# Ninja
- URL: https://thepulse.org/en/ninja/
- Published: 2026-09-17T09:23:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T06:51:03.000Z
- Description: Freeze your pose, strike in a flash: lose both arms and you’re out.
- Author: Andy Fronius
- Tags: Games, #age-teens, #games-genre-reaction, #games-genre-movement, #games-location-indoor, #games-location-outdoor, #games-material-none, #games-group-small, #games-group-medium, #games-skill-reaction, #games-skill-coordination, #age-children, #target-educators, #target-leaders, #target-parents, #context-camp, #context-youth-night, #context-school

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****Group:** 2+ · ****Where:** Indoors or outdoors · ****Materials:** None · ****Skills:** reaction, body coordination

Everyone starts in a circle and puts one hand in the middle. A leader says “One, two, ninja!” On “ninja,” everyone jumps back once and strikes a ninja pose. That pose has to be held. Only the player attacking or dodging is allowed to move.

A move can only be one step, one jump or one strike, not a sequence of moves and no running.

The goal is to hit another player on the forearm. If you succeed, that player loses the arm, has to hold it as a fist behind their back and can’t use it anymore. When the second arm is hit, the player is dead and out.

The game goes on until only one player is left, or, if things need to move quickly, the leaders can set a limit on the number of moves.

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This game is part of our collection [“The 50 Best Games for Youth Ministry”](https://thepulse.org/en/games/).