During the last few weeks of college, students need a break from the monotony of studying, homework, tests, final projects and the impending doom of finals. So why go play hide-and-go seek?

So tonight some of my colleagues and I let the halls of the residence hall fill with hiders and seeks of college age. (We did have one little guy who played with us.)

The rules were simple. Hide, stay there and wait until someone finds you. I crammed myself in a trashcan and even won with a secret hiding spot one time. We had fun!

I tried to find some hide-and-seek history, but it turns out we have been playing it so long no one really knows where it started, or why. I suppose kids have just always enjoyed fun and were creative enough to think of simple ways to entertain themselves. A Greek writer even talks about the game in the 2nd century B.C.

Our game was pretty simple, so I encourage you to check out the handful of other ways to play the fun game.

Good luck hiding. Maybe you’ll be as good as me and win!