The boys in the village gather at the store to draw up the strategy.
– There is a lot of “sneaking” with this, the women go around in the afternoon to lay out stray tracks, but we try to keep an eye on the cars that drive in the village on this day, says Daniel Fahlström. And this time he thinks he has a pretty good idea.
Hiding together
Michael Hallquist talks about the rules:
– When it’s a leap year, it’s us guys who hide, otherwise it’s the ladies. They must hide “within four walls and a roof” and everyone must hide in the same place, then we have two hours to search.
– When we knock on people’s doors, we ask if they can “secure the farm”, they answer yes, so we don’t have to look there.
Several stray tracks
The hiding place must not be completely barred, but it is sufficient that, for example, a window is not bolted. Therefore, this evening there are some doors and windows in the village that are not bolted, they are stray tracks for those who are looking.
When time starts to run out, Daniel Fahlström isn’t as sure anymore and when the clock strikes 9:00 p.m., he and the other guys are forced to give up…