Captains Coming
Sent in by B Griffin A variation on the game NEWS or Ship, additional commands with a nautical theme. In NEWS the basic game is to tell players the four…
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“I was using your site looking for games for youth group and I remembered a game we used to play in scouts. It is probably somewhere on your site but…
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Very old, traditional party game (in the UK) particularly for primary school-age children and almost always played to music. Player move around or dance on the spot if you have…
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A cool version of Musical Chairs for older children and adults, which has been used as entertainment at one wedding reception at least. Play in a similar fashion as Musical…
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A variation on the normal musical chairs, which adds a ‘collision’ element to it. Arrange the chairs so they are facing outward in two circles that are within 6 or…
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Very old, traditional party game, certainly in the United Kingdom, and almost always played to Music. You’ll need something to play music out loud and you can easily pause the…
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Everybody, except one person, takes a chair and sits on it anywhere they like in the room. The remaining person is given a set of keys to hold. They then…
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At a given signal, players alternate from running on the spot very quickly to running around. Can be played to music with change in status happening to the music, eg…
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Equipment: Hoops or chalked circles of various sizes scattered around the playing area. Players are told that these hoops or chalked circles are islands and they have to be standing…
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AKA: Musical Crash or Clump Players mingle or dance around a space. Constantly moving until the leader shouts out a number. All players must then try to get into groups…
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