Move over Pokemon Go: Hide-and-seek the latest game in China

Likening the game to the Tom and Jerry cartoon, young people are organising games of hide-and-seek in public spaces. - SHENZHEN YIWOFENG/WECHAT

BEIJING: When the cat’s away, the mice will play - but in a good way in China, where young people are playing hide-and-seek in the latest craze to make new friends (or furends, if you like).

Likening the game to the Tom and Jerry cartoon, young people are organising games of hide-and-seek in shopping malls, parks and other public spaces, through social media platforms such as WeChat and Xiaohongshu.