The game starts out with one person, known as the MANHUNTER, who is "it". After the MANHUNTER has been selected, the FUGITIVES have 120 seconds to hide.
If a FUGITIVE is tagged by a MANHUNTER, she or he is BRAINWASHED and forced to join the side of the MANHUNTERS. At the end of the designated time limit, all FUGITIVES who have not been arrested are declared the winners.
Play occurs within predetermined boundaries. If a FUGITIVE exits these boundaries for any reason, she/he joins the MANHUNTERS. FUGITIVES must always be moving, and must always stay in the visibility of the street. Players are identified as being distinct from the general civilian population by means of a HIGHLY-VISIBLE ARMBAND.