Counting-out game

Have you ever wanted to pick a leader or choose who goes first when playing a game with your friends? Well, one way to do this is with a counting-out game!

Here's how it works: everyone playing stands in a circle and starts counting out loud one by one in order. But instead of saying the number that is a multiple of a certain number, like 5 or 10, the person who is counting points to another person in the circle and says a special phrase like "eeny, meeny, miny, moe." The person who the phrase ends on is the one who is "out" or "chosen" for whatever the group needs them for, like being the leader or starting off the game.

Counting-out games have been around for a really long time and there are many different phrases and variations that people use to play them. Some people even make up their own phrases to make the game more fun and unique. It's a simple way to make decisions in a group, and can be a lot of fun to play with your friends!