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Kho Kho score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
A chasing game from India. Chasers sit in a line and tag the runners who dodge around them. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the winner or a draw, with the score if you kept it. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Kho Kho
Record the winner or a draw, with the score if you kept it.
- Any size from 1v1 up to 12v12. Uneven sides count too.
- Record the points, or just who won.
- Add each player’s points if you like.
- Draws count.
The basics
How to play Kho Kho
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- Players12 in a team, with 9 on the field. Casual games use whoever turns up.
- How to winScore more points than the other team. The chasers get a point for every runner they tag out.
- The official gameThe Kho Kho Federation of India sets the rules. A match has two innings, and in each one both teams get a turn to chase.
- Each team takes turns to chase and turns to run.
- Eight chasers sit in a row on the centre line, each facing the opposite way to the next. A ninth chaser, the active one, does the chasing.
- The runners come on three at a time.
- The active chaser tags runners with a hand. Every runner tagged is out.
- To change the active chaser, tap a sitting chaser from behind and say “Kho”.
- The active chaser can’t turn around. Go the way you face until you change.
Play better
Kho Kho tips
- Chasers, say “Kho” clearly and tap firmly so the swap is quick.
- Runners, change direction often and stay spread out.
- Use the gaps between the sitting chasers to dodge.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Kho Kho, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the winner or a draw, with the score if you kept it.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
Log a game · Results everyone approves · Head-to-head records · Guest players · Cups and tournaments · How to play guides
Questions
Kho Kho in log8: questions
Can I keep Kho Kho scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Kho Kho is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the winner or a draw, with the score if you kept it. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Kho Kho?
Score more points than the other team. The chasers get a point for every runner they tag out.
How many people play Kho Kho?
12 in a team, with 9 on the field. Casual games use whoever turns up.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Kho Kho rivalry.
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Updated by the log8 team