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The children's game of '''Marco Polo''' is a form of ] played in a swimming pool or on an open space. The game is common to many different regions of the world. The ] of '''Marco Polo''' is a form of ] played in a ]. The game is popular in the ] and ], and possibly on other parts of the world.


''For other meanings of ''Marco Polo'', see the '']'' page.'' ''For other meanings of ''Marco Polo'', see the '']'' page.''
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==Rules== ==Rules==


The player who is "]" must walk around the area with his or her eyes closed, attempting to tag the other players. The "It" player can only sense where the other players are by sound, but may call out "Marco!", at which point all the other players are required to yell "Polo!". By judging where the sounds are coming from, the player who is It tries to ] another player, who then becomes It. The game is played by two or more persons. At any time there is one distinguished player, "]", who must ] around the pool with his or her eyes closed, attempting to tag the other players. The "It" player can only sense where the other players are by sound, but may call out "Marco!", at which point all the other players are required to yell "Polo!". When the "It" player succeeds in tagging another player, the latter becomes "It".


==Variations== ==Variations==


There are many variants to this game. It may be played on dry ground, of course; when it is similar to "]".
⚫ There are other rules to this game, varying from region to region, such as ''fish out of water''. In this variant, as the It player swims around attempting to tag the other players, he or she may yell "fish out of water". If at that time there is someone out of the pool then that player becomes "It". The player who is the "fish out of water" must be half way out of the water, or more.


⚫ In '']''. In this variant, as the It player swims around attempting to tag the other players, he or she may yell "fish out of water". If at that time there is someone out of the pool then that player becomes "It". (The player who is the "fish out of water" must be half way out of the water, or more.)
There is a similar game, called "]," that takes place on dry ground.


] ]

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The children's game of Marco Polo is a form of tag played in a swimming pool. The game is popular in the United States and Canada, and possibly on other parts of the world.

For other meanings of Marco Polo, see the disambiguation page.

Rules

The game is played by two or more persons. At any time there is one distinguished player, "It", who must swim around the pool with his or her eyes closed, attempting to tag the other players. The "It" player can only sense where the other players are by sound, but may call out "Marco!", at which point all the other players are required to yell "Polo!". When the "It" player succeeds in tagging another player, the latter becomes "It".

Variations

There are many variants to this game. It may be played on dry ground, of course; when it is similar to "blind man's bluff".

In fish out of water. In this variant, as the It player swims around attempting to tag the other players, he or she may yell "fish out of water". If at that time there is someone out of the pool then that player becomes "It". (The player who is the "fish out of water" must be half way out of the water, or more.)

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