Ikea bans hide and seek craze

Ikea has stopped plans by thousands of people to play hide and seek in its maze-like stores in the Netherlands.

After a spirited round of the children’s game attracted hundreds of people to a Belgian Ikea outlet last summer, the world’s biggest furniture retailer has forbidden similar events in several of its Dutch stores, citing safety reasons.

The organisers of the games, who got word out over Facebook, are now looking for alternative locations.