Marco Polo is typically played in a swimming pool.

Core idea

  • It is a water-based tag game where one player, “Marco,” closes their eyes and tries to tag others using only sound, while everyone else responds “Polo.”
  • Because the caller has eyes closed and players swim around to avoid being tagged, the standard and most common place it is played is a swimming pool.

Other places it can be played

  • Some variations adapt Marco Polo to be played “on land,” for example in a yard or room, using similar blind-tag rules but without water.
  • These land versions are less traditional; most references and rules describe Marco Polo specifically as a pool game.

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