Poisoned tea time

Equipment: anything
Space: Anywhere
Number of participants: 10 to 15 players
Duration: 5 minutes
Context:

Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the Camellia
sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to Asia. After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world. There
are many different types of tea; some teas, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, have a cooling, slightly bitter, and
astringent flavour, while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet, nutty, floral or grassy notes.
Tea originated in southwestern China, where it was used as a medicinal drink. It was popularized as a recreational
drink during the Chinese Tang dynasty, and tea drinking spread to other East Asian countries. Portuguese priests
and merchants introduced it to the West during the 16th century. During the 17th century, drinking tea became
fashionable among Britons, who started large-scale production and commercialization of the plant in India to
bypass a Chinese monopoly at that time.
Afternoon tea is a light meal typically eaten between 4 pm and 6 pm. Observance of the custom originated amongst
the wealthy classes in England in the 1840s. Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bedford, is widely credited as
transforming afternoon tea in England into a late-afternoon meal whilst visiting Belvoir Castle, though Charles II of
England's wife Catherine of Braganza is often credited with introducing tea to the court upon her arrival in 1662.

Development:
Poisoned tea time is a modification of the game Duck, duck, goose

A group of players sit in a circle, facing inward, while another player, who is "it", walks around tapping or
pointing to each player in turn, calling each a "tea" or pastry until finally calling one a "poisoned". The
"poisoned" then rises and tries to tag "it", while "it" tries to return to and sit where the "poisoned" had
been sitting. If "it" succeeds, the "poisoned" becomes "it" and the process begins again. If the "poisoned"
tags "it", the "poisoned" may return to sit in the previous spot and "it" resumes the process.

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