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The quiet game is a children's game where children must stay quiet. Stillness is sometimes a rule but in most cases not. The last child or team to make noise wins the game. It is usually acceptable for players to make sounds they cannot control, such as sneezing or coughing whereas talking would cause a player to get out. The game is often played indoors, typically in classrooms. It can also be played outdoors, for instance, at summer camps. One application of the game is for parents to keep their loud children quiet for a long journey. [1]

There are many versions of this game, which all follow the same general rules: one who talks is immediately eliminated, eventually isolating the winner at the end. Quaker meeting is one such game. Sometimes played by only excluding verbal language rather than all sounds. There is another version from Ireland called silence in the courtyard which begins when someone sings silence in the courtyard, silence in the street, the biggest fool in Ireland is just about to speak. No laughing, no crying, no showing off you teeth, starting from now.

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