New wide game ideas

**ian1104** · 26-03-2008, 10:58 AM

Hi all

I need some new wide game ideas that don't involve a lot of equipment or preparation, and one preferably that the kids can run themselves.

Any ideas folks?

Thanks!!!

**AdrianP** · 26-03-2008, 11:09 AM

Spread a pack of playing cards around the area and give each patrol / team a suit to collect. Points for each card, depending on the face value of the card.

Additionally you can add / deduct points for collecting the wrong suit, depending on how you feel on the night.

Use jokers as bonus points.

Adrian

**David** · 26-03-2008, 04:41 PM

There is a collection of wide games on www.4theastcotescouts.org.uk - I believe it is under resources....

**big chris** · 26-03-2008, 04:43 PM

do any troops run wide games that are not massive bundles and an excuse to run around causing trouble?

i love this song:

http://www.mjhibbett.net/songs/lyric...teamgroupb.htm

**David** · 26-03-2008, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by big chris

do any troops run wide games that are not massive bundles and an excuse to run around causing trouble?

We have had to calm the games down due to a couple of injuries.
They now really enjoy them.

**Bodinator** · 26-03-2008, 06:52 PM

We play release... easy peasy game for all ages (except maybe beavers).

Make an area (preferably a marked area but it doesn't really matter). Where you are going to put the 'captives'. Split the group into two teams. Team A runs off , team B chases. When someone is caught, they have to come and stand in the marked area. The aim is to catch everyone, but, if one of Team A manages to get into the marked area, without being caught, and yells 'release' then everyone who has been caught, and is in that area, is free.

This can be played over quite a large area, we play it at our local country park between two cub packs, and it works great.

**Alfbranch** · 27-03-2008, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by AdrianP

Spread a pack of playing cards around the area and give each patrol / team a suit to collect. Points for each card, depending on the face value of the card.

We do similiar with CD's you get plenty of free ones to use. they are good at night as they reflect light. Just be careful who hides them as a 6' 6" Explorer/YL can put them 7' up and 10 year olds will do anything to get them down.

**TRH** · 27-03-2008, 01:00 PM

Three Gold bars (OK Blocks of wood painted gold) hidden in the woods. Scouts drip fed clues as to where to find them.
Depends how long you want the game to go on, ie Hard or easy clues to one or more of the gold bars.

**Admiral Merk** · 31-05-2008, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Alfbranch

We do similiar with CD's you get plenty of free ones to use. they are good at night as they reflect light. Just be careful who hides them as a 6' 6" Explorer/YL can put them 7' up and 10 year olds will do anything to get them down.

i wander-is that me?????

a good wide game is hunt the leader

,

the leader goes off and wanders around the woods(pretends to be a crazy leader- alf, for instance

) then two teams of scouts has to find him.

once found, they have to take them to another leader(evil ringmaster, scientist etc) to win. they cannot force the leader's though, meaning you can make it last as long as you want.

**DonTregartha** · 01-06-2008, 03:49 PM

Need to be dark so do it at camp, or in winter.

Hang a tilley lamp from a tree in a defendable clearing.
Underneath put a billy can with a whistle on the top.

Leaders and older scouts, get in the bushes with torches.

Scouts must then approach the billy and try to blow whistle before being zapped with torch beam, whereupon, they go back to base to start again.
Leaders cannot sweep the area with the torch beams.

Lots of fun, but no bundle as scouts need to learn the art of stealth!

Takes a couple of goes, but my lot are really devious with decoys etc!

**Magician** · 01-06-2008, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by DonTregartha

my lot are really devious with decoys etc!

You know they take it TOO Seriously if they club together and buy a manikin!!!

**DonTregartha** · 03-06-2008, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by Magician

You know they take it TOO Seriously if they club together and buy a manikin!!!

Oh my god, they just might!!!

**Magician** · 03-06-2008, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by DonTregartha

Oh my god, they just might!!!

That would be something to see!!!!

**wullie** · 03-06-2008, 04:51 PM

Give an individual a whistle and set them off in an area. Everyone else has to find them as the runner has to blow the whistle every two minutes even if someone is standing next to them and hasn't seen them. Obviously needs to be done in darkness.