Hatschi-Patschi is a nonsense word in German associated with sneezing (like "ah choo" in English). This game is useful to review any personal information question-and-answer pair.

Players sit on chairs in a circle. One player doesn't have a chair and is sent out of sight long enough for the others to decide who will be "Hatschi-Patschi". In a class of 30, it is good to have three or four Hatschi-Patschis.

The player who was out comes inside the circle and asks other players the predetermined question. The others answer the question. However, if the person asked is a Hatschi-Patschi, they have to include that word in their answer. This is the cue for everyone to get up and swap chairs. The player left without a chair goes out for the next round.

This can be a good getting-to-know-you game with Q/A of "What's your name? / My name is..." Ages, birthdays, favourite colours - almost any personal question will work. My grade 8 classes are doing a mini-unit about the Three Little Pigs, and we played with "Wer bist du? / Ich bin ...". Students had to choose a character from the story for their answer.

There are safety concerns with this game: There needs to be enough space, and chairs need to be stable. The players need to be able to be trusted to move around without hitting each other or knocking others down or off chairs. Nevertheless, with the right type of group, this is a very popular game.