Hide and seek
Hide and seek was a game often played by children.
According to the Toymaker, hide and seek was the second game that humanity ever invented, only preceded by the game of catch. (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"])
The First Doctor played hide-and-seek with the the Rani as a Time Tot, with his ninth incarnation recalling that his skill at finding her "drove her nuts". He held the Time-Tot hide and seek championship for forty-two years in a row. (COMIC: Weapons of Past Destruction [+]Loading...["Weapons of Past Destruction (comic story)"])
The Seventh Doctor agreed with Chris Cwej that the TARDIS was "the number one place to play hide and seek in the universe". Nevertheless, Roz Forrester refused to play with Chris. The Doctor called Roz a fool for declining. On one occasion, Chris was told to hide; she said she'd come to find him later, but never did.
When it came time to say part ways with Eleanor Blake, Chris instructed her to close her eyes and count to ten. So that they would not have to say goodbye, the TARDIS would be gone by the time she re-opened them. (AUDIO: The Jabari Countdown [+]Loading...["The Jabari Countdown (audio story)"])
Tony Barker and Amy Barker were playing hide and seek when they discovered the Doctor's TARDIS, which Amy had decided to use as a hiding place. (PROSE: The Monsters from Earth [+]Loading...["The Monsters from Earth (short story)"])
On at least one occasion, Rory Williams played hide and seek with Amelia Pond and Mels. He hid for hours while Amy and Mels neglected to look for him as they were talking about Amy's imaginary friend. When confronted about this, Amelia told Rory that they just hadn't found him yet. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler [+]Loading...["Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)"], WC: The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond [+]Loading...["The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond (webcast)"])
When Gwen Cooper arrived at the Hub to tell Jack Harkness about a lead she found on Jonah Bevan and accidentally walked in on him and Ianto having sex, Jack said that they could have used her during "naked hide and seek." Ianto told her that Jack always cheats. (TV: Adrift [+]Loading...["Adrift (TV story)"])
9 November was the date of the annual Spiridon hide-and-seek tournament. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])
For Lesser Time Elemental sunlings, "playing κοω" was their word for hide and seek, named as such after the natural playful patterns of behaviour exhibited by domesticated κοως in the fields of the Morning Star. (PROSE: Love & War [+]Loading...["Love & War (short story)"])
