"10... 9... 8... 7... 6, 5, 4... 3... 2... 1, READY OR NOT HERE I COME". I'm sure all of us have quoted that line in some form or the other when we played the game "hide and seek". This was my most favorite game as a kid and I was reminded of the same when I saw a few kids play it in my apartment couple of weeks back. A "Home Base" which is generally a landmark like a pillar or post is chosen by the group of players and one of them is made to close their eyes and face the "Home base" while the rest disperse in various directions and conceal themselves. Whoever stays hidden the longest is declared the winner.
As a kid, I used to generally play this game with my brother and our cousins. Me being the youngest used to end up generally on the losing side as the older ones always found better places to hide and I would always end up being tagged. As soon as I finished counting, I generally used to start moving around trying to find one of my siblings. When I couldn't see anyone, I would soon grow impatient and start venturing farther away from the "Home Base". Sooner than later, one of my siblings would eventually sneak up behind me and tag me and I would lose again.
