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Circle hand game
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[[Image:CHG.jpg|thumb|Example of the proper finger configuration]]
The '''Circle Hand Game''' is a game among [[middle school]] and [[high school]] students.

===The game===
The circle hand game is played by two players with the first trying to get the second to look at his hand while he makes a [[circle]] with his [[thumb]] and [[index finger]].

===The rules===
The only rule that remains constant is the circle hand. A list of other rules the game can have are as follows.
*The person who was "got" can [[reverse]] the "get" by poking (penetrating) his finger through the circle. This is known as a reverse or simply as "breaking".
*If the circle gets [[Sexual penetration|penetrated]] the person with the circle hand can reverse the outcome once more by closing the circle around the penetrator's finger. This is known as a double reverse.
*The punches in the arm are often abandoned as part of the game as players get older.⏎
*The circle must be below the waist to count as a "get".
*The circle can not be put into direct line of site

===The get===
There are many [[secrets]] to a good get but it is often necessary to distract your [[opponent]] from realizing that the game is on. Good gets range from very sneaky (offering the person [[money]] and pretending to take out your [[wallet]] only to get them instead) to very blatant (standing and pointing with one hand at the obvious circle made with the other hand).

==Media references==
* The game is played in the [[Malcolm in the Middle]] episode "Dinner Out".

==See also==
*[[List of school pranks]]
* "The Game" (a page devoted specifically to the Circle Hand Game and listing variations of the rules covering the last 20 years) http://thegame.sleightgeek.com/
* The Sub Games Page (citing knowledge of the Circle Hand Game widespread through the navy dating back to the late 1950s) http://home.flash.net/~tomj/tunny/game/game.html
* Urban Dictionary Entry for "The Circle Game" http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=The+Circle+Game

[[Category:Games]]