Chor Police (game)

Chor Police (transl. Thief and Police)[1], also known as Chor Sipahi[2][3], is a pastime outdoor role-playing game played by the children in Indian subcontinent during 1900s or earlier. The game is usually played by the boys 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.

Not to be confused with Raja Chor Mantri Sipahi or Chor Police.
Chor Police
Illustration of Chor Police
Genre(s)Role-playing game
PlayersInfinite
Playing time20–30 minutes
Skill(s) requiredTeamwork, Tactic, Assertiveness, Invisibility
Synonym(s)Chor Sipahi

Rules

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

The Chor Police game is played in several countries under the different names and with a set of different rules formed by local players. Its origin is not known.[8]

References
  1. "A game of chor-police". The New Indian Express.
  2. "15 Fun Games That 90s Kids Used To Play". www.scoopwhoop.com. May 28, 2014.
  3. "Suspected, Far from Home". Greater Kashmir. February 27, 2015.
  4. "15 Forgotten Indian Childhood Games That Need to Be Revived Before They Are Lost Forever". May 8, 2016.
  5. Chaudhuri, Zinnia Ray. "The 'reckless kids' of Mahim win a street photographer a prestigious international award". Scroll.in.
  6. "Top 10 Childhood Games Played in Rural India". TopYaps. January 25, 2013.
  7. "Seven Games From The Nineties That Are Played Even Today - Cosco". www.cosco.in.
  8. "Collaborative Games | Fit India".
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