It's widely considered best to play in outdoor environments of several acres in size, and at night. Every hunted player has a pre-determined amount of time to run and hide, and then a signal sounds for the hunt to begin. The amount of starting 'hunters' is best based on the number of participants: usually one or two. To start off, the 'fugitives' make up the majority of the players the game is best with 7+ people.
However, it's fun like crazy, in spite of the cynical summarization. It combines that element along with others from Capture the Flag (jails), the classic 'tag', and the adolescent tendency to be sadistic. Manhunt is a hide-and-go-seek game designed for people who don't want to call it that.
