The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

KILLER

THE NAME OF THE GAME IS "KILLER," AND THE OBJECT IS TO
BE ABLE TO KEEP A STIFF AND BLANK FACE SO AS NOT TO
GIVE AWAY YOUR SECRET. THE GAME IS PLAYED AS FOLLOWS:
EVERYONE SITS IN A CIRCLE ON THE FLOOR AND ONE PERSON
IS "IT." "IT" BEGINS BY WINKING CAREFULLY AT ONLY
ONE OTHER PERSON IN THE CIRCLE AND TEN SECONDS LATER
THAT PERSON IS "DEAD." EVERYONE ELSE IN THE CIRCLE
HAS TO GUESS WHO THE KILLER WAS, AND THE ONE WHO
GUESSES CORRECTLY IS "IT" OR THE "KILLER" FOR THE NEXT
GAME.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Date learned: 01-30-1971