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Combine Blindman’s Buff with Murder in the Dark and you get not ‘Buff Blindman in the Dark’, but Blood Potato—a superb indoor game. This is rarely seen played at parties, but it is reasonably common at drama schools (presumably it is popular with all the budding Bela Lugosis).

All players are blindfolded and one of them is given the role of murderer (without anyone else knowing who that person is). Players then start to move around the room. If two meet they must say the word ‘potato’ to each other; however, if the murderer meets someone, instead of saying ‘potato’ he must say the word ‘blood’, upon which they must scream dramatically, die, and remove themselves from the game by standing at the edge of the room. The game continues, with the body count increasing and fear levels rising until no ‘potatoes’ are left.

The game is improved immeasurably if eliminated players encourage and shout warnings and directions to the remaining players.