noun
tag where the tagged player becomes 'it'
A variant of tag (鬼ごっこ) in which the person who is tagged becomes the new 'it' (鬼). Used in children's games.
See also: 鬼ごっこ
今日は変わり鬼をして遊ぼう。
Let's play tag where the tagged person becomes 'it' today.
変わり鬼では、鬼がどんどん変わるから楽しい。
In this kind of tag, it's fun because 'it' keeps changing.
Standard tag game; in 変わり鬼 the tagged player becomes the new 'it', while in basic 鬼ごっこ the 'it' usually stays the same.
Compound of 変わり (kawari, 'changing') + 鬼 (oni, 'it' in tag). The name describes the rule that the role of 'it' changes upon tagging.