This game is best played in a gymnasium.
Divide everyone into 2 teams and have each team on either side the gym, which is divided in half by a divider that's at least a few feet high. (The divider can be made out of tables turned on their sides or sheets/tarps draped over a volleyball net. The point is that the people on one side will not be able to see the people on the other side when everyone is lying down.)
Each person on each team is given a dodgeball. Turn out the lights and have everyone find a place on their side of the gym and lie down on the floor. When everyone is in position, turn the lights back on.
The organizer/overseer yells "Fire!" and each team lobs their ammo over the divider with the goal of hitting someone on the other side (having no knowledge of where their opponents are positioned on the floor). Everyone who is hit is out. The remaining players get a new dodgeball. Turn out the lights and repeat the game, until everyone on one team is out.
Tip: Gyms are pretty big; set boundaries to how far people can go. Depending on the size of your group, it might work better to only play in half the gym, with each team having a fourth of the gym. Also, don't let anyone lie within 6 feet of the divider in the middle -- it's too hard for people to throw a ball that will make it over the divider while landing so close to it on its opposite side.
Supplies:
dodgeballs or other small, (relatively) soft objects that can be lobbed across the gym and not injure whoever they may hit
tables or volleyball setup with sheets or tarps
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