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007 | B | C | S | 8-50 | 5-15 mins | Team | None | In/Out, Dry | Requires memory and imagination | Details |
1-2-3 | - | C | S | 6 to 30 | 5 to 30 mins | Team | None | Anywhere | 3-2-1 without being knocked out | Details
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16 Points of a Compass | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Basic relay game teaching 16 points of the compass | Details
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3 Step Tag | - | C | S | 10 to 20 | 20 to 30 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Tag without the running! | Details
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A Bit of a Handful | B | C | S | 6 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | EE | Anywhere | A little thought and a lot of carrying | Details
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A-Z Fetch | B | C | S | 10 to 40 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Find the Letter | Details
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Akela's X-ray Eyes | B | C | - | 8 to 36 | 10 to 30 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | An introduction to camping equipment! | Details
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Alcatraz | B | C | S | 4 to 20 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | An alternative to Sleeping Pirates | Details
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Anagrams | - | C | S | 6 to 30 | 10 to 30 min | Team | E | Anywhere | Decipher game | Details |
Animal Clapping Game | - | C | S | 8-15 | 10-20 min | Indiv | None | Anywhere | Needs a very good memory and sense of rhythm | Details |
Animal Snap | B | C | - | Animal Snap | 5 to 15 min | Indiv | E | Indoors | Find other animals by sound | Details |
Ankle Grasp | - | C | S | 4 to 20 | 5 to 15 min | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Push others out of circle | Details |
Ashtray Football | B | C | - | 10 to 24 | 10 to 30 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Noisy and harder variation of 'Ice Hockey' | Details
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Australian Circle Game | - | C | S | 6 to 30 | 10 to 30 min | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Pass the ball | Details |
Back-to-Back Relay | B | C | - | 6 to 30 | 5 to 15 min | Team | None | Anywhere | Back to Back Relay | Details |
Backbreaking Skittles | B | C | S | 6 to 16 | 10 to 30 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | A good game for the upper leg muscles | Details
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Backward Trip Race | - | C | S | 6 to 30 | 10 to 20 min | Team | None | Anywhere | Relay in three's | Details |
Ball Between Legs | B | C | S | 6 to 20 | 10 to 20 min | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Circle game like soccer | Details |
Balloon Baseball | - | C | S | 8 to 20 | 15 to 30 | Team | E | Indoors | Baseball with a baloon | Details |
Balloon Tag | B | C | S | 4 to 30 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | The winner is the last player who gets their balloon stomped! | Details
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Bash the leader | - | C | S | 8 to 32 | 15 to 30 min | Team | E | Indoors | Protect the Leader | Details |
Bat the Balloon | - | C | S | 5 to 20 | 10 to 20 min | Team | E | Indoors | Pass the balloon | Details |
Baton Football | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | EE | Indoors | One-on-One using a short baton benches and a football | Details
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Bats and Moths | - | C | S | 6 to 50 | 5 to 60 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | A hopping mad game | Details
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Battleship Kim's Game | - | C | S | 10 to 30 | 15 to 30 min | Team | EE | Indoors | Kim's game with a battleship theme | Details |
Below the Knees | B | C | S | 10 to 40 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | Requires speed and agility to avoid being hit | Details
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BenchBall | B | C | S | 8 to 20 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Boisterous starter played in two teams | Details
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Black Spot | - | C | - | 10 to 50 | 30 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, Dry | Like a giant game of tag | Details |
Blackout Musical Chairs | - | C | - | 5 to 20 | 10 to 30 min | Indiv | E | Indoors | Musical chairs in the dark | Details |
Blind man's Bacon | - | C | S | 8 to 30 | 15 to 30 min | Team | E | Indoors | Squirt opponent while blindfolded | Details |
Blind man's Knot | - | C | S | 5 to 20 | 10 to 30 min | Team | E | Indoors | Guess the knots | Details |
Blind Murder | - | C | S | 10-20 | 10-20 min | indiv | None | Anywhere | Quiet game requiring good observational skills | Details |
Blind Volley Ball | - | C | S | 8 to 12 | 10 to 30 mins | Team | EE | Anywhere | Volleyball using a tarpaulin instead of a net | Details |
Boat or Car Race | B | C | - | 8 to 30 | 10 to 20 min | Team | E | Indoors | Simple race with audience participation | Details |
Bomb Disposer | - | C | S | 6 to 36 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Good team game | Details
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Bomball | B | C | S | 8 to 30 | 10 to 30 min | Indiv | E | Indoors | Elimination type with foam balls | Details |
Bomber Pilots | - | C | - | 12 to 36 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A Quick and Easy warmup game | Details
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Brass Rubbing Race | - | C | S | Many | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, Dry | Letter scavenger hunt | Details |
British Bulldog | - | C | S | 10 to 36 | 5 to 20 mins | Indiv | None | In/Out Dry | Safer versions of the original favourite | Details
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Brothers | - | C | - | 20 to 60 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | None | In/Out Dry | Excellent energetic opening game! | Details
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Bughouse | B | C | S | 12 to 50 | 5 to 30 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Try and not get left in the hot seat!!! | Details
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Bunnies | B | C | S | 10 to 30 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | None | In/Out, Dry | Requires close observation skills | Details |
Cannon | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Develops good throwing skills | Details
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Capture The Flag | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, Dry | The Classic wide game | Details |
Card Dash | B | C | S | 4 to 20 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Relay race involving memorising and matching cards | Details
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Card Dash II | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | EE | In/Out, Dry | Variation on card matching game needing good knowledge of map symbols | Details |
Cat and Mouse | - | C | S | 8 to 30 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | None | Indoors | A game of 'cat and mouse' in a human maze | Details
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Cat and Mouse 2 | B | C | - | 8 to 30 | 10 to 20 min | Indiv | E | Indoors | Another variation of Cat and Mouse | Details |
Cat Relay | B | C | - | 6 to 30 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | EE | In/Out Dry | Sucking game - requires good lungs | Details
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Catch the Scarf | B | C | S | 7 to 25 | 5 to 60 mins | Team | E | Outdoors | A good ice breaker | Details |
Caterpillar Relay - Heels to Toes | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | None | Anywhere | Simple relay race useful as a time filler | Details
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Caterpillar Relay - Linked | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | None | Anywhere | Another simple relay race useful as a time filler | Details
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Chair Attack | - | C | S | 4 to 100 | 5 to 30 mins | Indiv | EE | Indoors | A game where you aren't out | Details
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Chairball | - | C | S | 4 to 36 | 5 to 30 mins | Indiv | EE | Indoors | Requires fast reflexes and a good kicking foot | Details
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Chalk Circle #1 | - | C | S | 9 to 40 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | Indoors | A variation on Chalk Rugby | Details
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Chalk Circle #2 | - | C | S | 9 to 40 | 5 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | Indoor Navigation in the dark | Details
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Chocolate Heaven | B | C | - | 6 to 50 | 10 to 30 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Can be fun can be messy | Details
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Chocolate Reward | B | C | S | 6 to 50 | 10 to 40 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | A rewarding game for some | Details
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Circular Juggling | - | C | S | 8 to 30 | 15 to 25 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Needs good coordination by all | Details
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Clothes Line | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | None | In/Out Dry | Good 'ice breaker' | Details
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Colour Fetch | B | C | S | 10 to 40 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Find the colour | Details
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Cornerball | B | C | S | 4 to 40 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Useful starter game played in numbered teams | Details
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Crab Football | B | C | S | 8 to 16 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Good old standby | Details
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Crocodile Pit | - | C | S | 8 to 36 | 5 to 25 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | A basic survival game | Details
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Cursed Necker | B | C | S | 5 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Indiv | E | In/Out Dry | A circlular game of tiggy | Details
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Diagonal Relay | B | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Team relay game requiring agility | Details
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Dice | B | C | - | 10 to 30 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | Game of pure chance | Details
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Dizzy Football | - | C | S | 8 to 25 | 10 to 15 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Doesn't need football skills | Details |
Dodgeball # 1 | B | C | S | 5 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | You can run but you can't hide | Details
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Dog and Bone | - | C | S | 10 to 30 | 5 to 25 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Requires speed stealth and strategy | Details
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Double Your Money | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, Dry | A merchant type game | Details |
Duck and Egg | - | C | S | 15 to 50 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | EE | Anywhere | Requires good throwing and catching skills | Details
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Eddylong Ball | B | C | S | 15 to 25 | 15 to 25 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Head the ball and run | Details
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Elephant Hunt | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, Dry | Scavenger type hunt | Details |
Elephants and Hunters | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | End of meeting knockout game | Details
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England Ireland Scotland Wales | - | C | S | 9 to 40 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | 4 Cornered Rugby! | Details
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Face Paint | - | C | - | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, Dry | Capture the face painters | Details |
Family Bus | B | C | S | 12 to 36 | 10 to 30 mins | Team | None | In/Out Dry | A game with a story | Details
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Fill the Gap | - | C | S | 8 to 25 | 5 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | In/Out Dry | Fast action game racing to occupy a vacant chair | Details
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Fire | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Good game to close the evening | Details
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First Aid Improvisation | - | C | S | 8 to 25 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | EE | Anywhere | Tests first aid skills | Details
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Five Dots | B | C | - | 5-30 | 5-10 min | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Drawing game often requiring a vivid imagination | Details |
Fizzy Fireworks | B | C | - | 10 to 30 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | A fun way to promote the dangers of fireworks | Details
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Flying Saucers | - | C | S | 5 to 50 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | EE | Anywhere | Requires good team work | Details |
Football Frisbee | - | C | S | 10 to 20 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Soccer using frisbees instead of balls | Details
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Frog Relay | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | None | Indoors | A basic 'wheelbarrow' race held as a relay | Details
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Fumball | - | C | S | 5 to 10 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | In/Out Dry | Develops throwing and catching skills | Details
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Funny Faces | B | C | S | 5 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | A Fun Drawing Game | Details
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Game Of Life | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | None | Out, Dry | The Classic Life game | Details |
Grab | - | C | - | 6 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | In/Out Dry | An added twist to a basic game | Details
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Haggis Hunt | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, dry | Search for Haggis eggs | Details |
Hall Volleyball | - | C | S | 10 to 14 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | EE | In/Out, Dry | Indoors or quieter outdoors version of Volleyball | Details |
Hank Rugby | - | C | S | 4 to 20 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A slow no contact version of rugby | Details
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Hat Ball Chicken!!! | - | C | S | 10 to 30 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | EE | In/Out Dry | It helps team building!! | Details
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Hawser Tug | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | EE | Indoors | Game of strength played one-on-one or many-on-many | Details
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Head or Catch | B | C | S | 10 to 40 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Quiet and simple game with a football | Details
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Hockey | - | C | S | 6 to 20 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | EE | Indoors | One-on-One Tin Plate Hockey | Details
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Holding your water | B | C | S | 4 to 50 | 10 to 30 mins | Team | E | Out Dry | Catch the bomb and get wet | Details
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Honest Joes | - | C | S | 6 to 36 | 60 to 60 mins | Indiv | EEE | Anywhere | A long game | Details
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Hopping Relay | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | None | Anywhere | Another good time filler requiring no equipment | Details
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Horse and Jockey | - | C | S | 8 to 36 | 10 to 25 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Race needing speed and agility | Details
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Horse and Rider | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | None | Anywhere | Requires good fast footwork | Details
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Human Basketball | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 20 to 30 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Good for throwing and catching | Details
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Hunt & Chase | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, dry | Chase and capture another team | Details |
Hunter | - | C | - | 6 to 60 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A Cub version of British Bulldog | Details
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Indoor Ice Hockey | - | C | S | 4 to 40 | 10 to 25 mins | Indiv | EE | Indoors | Good game to build the excitement at the start of an evening | Details |
Indoor Vampires | - | C | - | 8 to 30 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | None | Indoors | One for the dark nights | Details
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Jail Break | - | C | S | 4 to 40 | 5 to 25 mins | Indiv | EE | In/Out Dry | A lights out game | Details
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Jail Break | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | None | Out, dry | Cops and Robbers chase game | Details |
Johnny on the Pony | - | C | S | 6 to 20 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | None | In/Out, Dry | Simple game with teams playing 'bucking bronco' | Details |
Jump The Punch | - | C | S | 5 to 30 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | An alternative to swing the barrel | Details
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Jump the Rope | - | C | S | 10 to 25 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A game of reaction and agility | Details
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Jump! | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Requires good reactions and good eye / body co-ordination | Details
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Jungle Relay | - | C | - | 12 to 36 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | None | Anywhere | Teaches the names of the Jungle | Details
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Kim's Wide Game | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, dry | Collecting previously seen items | Details |
King of the Ring | - | C | - | 8 to 24 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | None | Anywhere | The biggest won't always be King! | Details
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Ladder of Legs | B | C | S | 10 to 40 | 10 to 30 mins | Team | None | In/Out Dry | Requires agility and some bravery on the part of those sitting down! | Details
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Lamp Chicane | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, dry | Get to the other team's base | Details |
Long Distance Chinese Whispers | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, dry | Relay a message over a distance | Details |
Map Sign Relay | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | EE | In/Out Dry | Relay race based on map symbols | Details
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Map Symbol Call my Bluff | - | C | S | 6-30 | 5-20 mins | Team | EE | In/Out, Dry | Fun way of teaching map symbols | Details |
Merchants | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, dry | Trade items for money | Details |
Minutes Peace | B | C | S | 3 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | A Quiet Game | Details |
Moor House | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | EE | Indoors | Game of memory speed and agility | Details |
Movement Quiz | - | C | S | 10 to 40 | 15 to 30 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Questions about Scouting | Details
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Mowgli’s Card Game | - | C | S | 14 to 50 | 15 to 30 mins | Team | E | Outdoors | A wide game | Details
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Mr. Spongee man | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, dry | Get colours or lose them | Details |
Musical Chairs without music | - | C | S | 10 to 30 | 10 to 30 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Sit down if you can | Details
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My Aunt Went Shopping | - | C | - | 6-24 | 5-10 mins | Indiv | None | In/Out, Dry | Requires good memory skills | Details |
My Grandmothers Cat | - | C | - | 10-30 | 5-10 mins | Indiv | None | Anywhere | Game to test the memory | Details |
N S E W | - | C | S | 6 to 30 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | None | In/Out Dry | A tire them out game | Details
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Naval Combat (Nigel's Navy) | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, dry | Outdoor game of battleship | Details |
Neckerchief Tag | - | C | S | 10 to 25 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Tag with an element of surprise | Details
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Night Hunt | B | C | S | 3 to 36 | 15 to 40 mins | Indiv | E | Out Night | A seek and find game | Details
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Nose Breaker | - | C | S | 10 to 26 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | None | In/Out Dry | One on one competition - more violent than most | Details
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Not in my Patch | B | C | S | 10 to 30 | 10 to 15 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | A through it away games | Details
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Noughts and Crosses | - | C | - | 10 to 36 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Noughts and Crosses using players as pieces | Details
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Noughts and Crosses Plus! | - | C | S | 10 to 40 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Encourages quick thinking | Details
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Numbers Relay | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Basic relay game based upon quickly finding consequetive numbers | Details
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Obstacle Relay | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | EE | Anywhere | Adventurous game which can be played at any time | Details
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Over the Rope | - | C | S | 8 to 30 | 10 to 30 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | A variation on Volley Ball | Details
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Owls and Crows | B | C | S | 10 to 40 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | None | Anywhere | Good test of knowledge and reactions | Details
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Paper Plane Race | B | C | S | 10 to 40 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A test of engineering skills | Details
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Pass The Message | B | C | S | 5 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | None | Anywhere | Spot the message as it travels | Details
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Peas in the dark | B | C | - | 10 to 25 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Indoors | A test of night vision | Details
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Penfold | - | C | S | 6 to 30 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A very simplegame! | Details
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Pig | B | C | S | 3 to 20 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Don't be a pig | Details
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Pirates | - | C | S | 10 to 30 | 20 to 30 mins | Team | EEE | Anywhere | A game of 'tag off ground' using various equipment | Details
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Planting Seeds | B | C | S | 6 to 36 | 10 to 30 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | A slow way of feeding Cubs | Details
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Pointing Circle | B | C | S | 10 to 36 | 5 to 20 mins | Indiv | None | Anywhere | Simple game of action and reaction | Details |
Points of the Compass | - | C | - | 5 to 36 | 10 to 15 mins | Indiv | None | Anywhere | Running around game - good starter | Details
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Poison | - | C | S | 10 to 30 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Boisterous game requiring strength and sound footing | Details
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Port and Starboard | B | C | - | 10 to 50 | 5 to 20 mins | Indiv | None | Anywhere | Running around game - good starter | Details
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Postman Game | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, dry | Long distance mailing letters | Details |
Postmen & Robbers | B | C | - | 10 to 40 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Don't get caught with the post | Details
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Prisons | - | C | S | 18 to 36 | 15 to 30 mins | Team | E | Indoors | A simple ball game! | Details
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Promise and Law Relay | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | EE | In/Out Dry | Relay race based on the Scout Promise and Law | Details
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Pull the Elephant | - | C | S | 4 to 20 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Race based on ropework | Details
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Quadrants | - | C | S | 8 to 20 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | EE | Indoors | Fast and furious ball game | Details
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Queen's Tag | B | C | - | 10 to 30 | 10 to 30 mins | Indiv | None | Anywhere | A fast circular alternative to tag | Details |
Red Card Run | B | C | - | 8 to 24 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | A quick way to tier a Beaver | Details
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Road Sign Relay | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | EE | In/Out Dry | Relay race based on knowledge of road signs | Details
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Rockets and Interceptors | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | EE | Out, dry | Fill the bucket with missiles | Details |
Sharks | B | C | S | 8 to 50 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A games of co-operation | Details
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Sharp Eyes | B | C | - | 4 to 15 | 5 to 10 mins | Indiv | None | Anywhere | Observation game | Details |
Sheep In The Pen | B | C | - | 10 to 40 | 5 to 30 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | An alternative musical chairs | Details
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Sheepdogs | B | C | - | 10 to 40 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | None | Anywhere | An alternative version of Tag | Details
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Shinty | B | C | S | 4 to 30 | 10 to 30 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Different version of the popular 'ice hockey' game | Details
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Skipper Lee's Bean Bag Game | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Requires accurate throwing | Details
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Skittle | - | C | S | 8 to 50 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | A quick game | Details
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Skittle Knockout | B | C | S | 10 to 36 | 5 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | A game of speed and accuracy | Details
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Skittles | - | C | - | 10 to 30 | 10 to 25 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Requires skill and speed - good for all rounders | Details
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Sleeping Lions | B | C | - | 3 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Indiv | None | In/Out, Dry | A very quiet game | Details |
Sleeping Pirate | B | C | S | 6 to 30 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | In/Out, Dry | A sneak up on someone game | Details |
Smash The Barrel | B | C | S | 5 to 50 | 5 to 60 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | An old favourite - the name may be different!! | Details
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Smugglers and Spies | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | EE | Out, dry | Smuggle messsage to other side | Details |
Snakes | B | C | - | 4 to 40 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | None | Indoors | Promotes team work | Details
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Snowballs | B | C | S | 10 to 36 | 20 to 30 mins | Team | EE | Anywhere | A lot of harmless fun | Details
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Spillikins | B | C | - | 5-10 min | 6-30 | Team | EE | Indoors | Requires and develops good hand/eye coordination and balance | Details |
Spokes | - | C | S | 17 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | None | In/Out Dry | A good running around game requiring no equipment | Details
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Sponge Volleyball | B | C | S | 2 to 12 | 15 to 60 mins | Team | EE | Out Dry | A great way to get wet | Details
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Stalking | - | C | S | 8 to 50 | 30 to 60 mins | Team | EE | Outdoors | A wide game with spies | Details
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Staring Circle | - | C | S | 5 to 20 | 5 to 20 mins | Indiv | None | Anywhere | A quick eye opener! | Details
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Stations | - | C | S | 5 to 30 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | Fast version of musical chairs - but needs no music! | Details
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Statues in the dark | B | C | - | 5 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | None | Anywhere | An old favourite | Details
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Stave Hockey | - | C | S | 10 to 26 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | One-on-One using a scout stave and a football | Details
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Steal the Bacon | B | C | - | 10 to 50 | 10 to 30 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Quick reactions required | Details
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Stealing Nagaina’s Eggs | B | C | - | 18 to 36 | 10 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Learnig how to move quietly | Details
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Stepping Stones | B | C | S | 6 to 24 | 20 to 35 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | A games of co-operation | Details
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Sticky Toffee | B | C | S | 10 to 200 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | None | In/Out Dry | A staying connected game | Details
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Suckers | B | C | S | 5 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | A very relaxing game at least for Leaders | Details
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Suits Race | - | C | S | 15 to 50 | 15 to 60 mins | Indiv | E | In/Out Dry | A race against the card suits | Details
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Swedish Cat & Mouse | B | C | S | 10 to 40 | 5 to 30 mins | Team | None | Anywhere | A game that could never end | Details
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Table Cricket | - | C | S | 10 to 60 | 10 to 50 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | A quiet game of cricket | Details
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Tails individual | B | C | - | 6 to 36 | 10 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | Individual form of 'tag' | Details
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Tangles | - | C | S | 6 to 36 | 5 to 20 mins | Indiv | None | Anywhere | All in a Tangle | Details
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The "My Friend" Game | B | C | S | 15 to 40 | 10 to 15 mins | Indiv | None | In/Out, Dry | A good icebreaker for new members or new leaders - requires good memory | Details |
The "Who Are You" Game | B | C | S | 15-25 | 15-25 min | Team | None | Anywhere | A good ice breaker at the start of a meeting | Details |
The Chair Game | B | C | S | 5 to 30 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | Game of fast reactions to see who's the last one out | Details
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The Duster Game | B | C | S | 20 to 30 | 15 to 20 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Requires quick wits and planning | Details
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The Key Game | B | C | S | 6 to 50 | 5 to 20 mins | Indiv | E | In/Out Dry | The non-mover wins | Details
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The Minute Game | B | C | S | 1 to 100 | 5 to 05 mins | Team | E | In/Out, Dry | A calming down game | Details |
The News Quiz | - | C | S | 6-18 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | In/Out, Dry | Quiz based up the contents of a recent newspaper | Details |
The Old Willow Tree | B | C | S | 5 to 50 | 5 to 30 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Requires good team work and strategy | Details
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The Pea Game | B | C | S | 10 to 30 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | EE | Indoors | Teaches basic food gathering! | Details
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The Stave Game | - | C | S | 10 to 100 | 10 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | A good old game | Details
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The Stick Game | - | C | S | 10 to 40 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Requires speed and strategy to win a point for your team | Details
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The Watch Game | - | C | S | 10 to 30 | 5 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | In/Out Dry | Requires observation and fast reactions | Details
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Three Two One | B | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | Requires concentration and good navigation skills | Details
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Three-in-the-Box | - | C | S | 6 to 30 | 10 to 30 mins | Indiv | E | In/Out Dry | Tactics can outwit speed | Details
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Tic-Tac-Toe-in-a-Row | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 30 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A paper game using Scouts! | Details
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Tight Squeeze | - | C | S | 10 to 40 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Helps develop good spacial awareness | Details
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Timebomb | B | C | S | 10 to 50 | 10 to 15 mins | Indiv | E | Indoors | Basic game of 'tag' with a theme thrown in | Details
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Tin Soldiers | B | C | S | 5 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Communications can be entertaining | Details
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Towers | - | C | S | 12 to 36 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | A running and stacking game | Details
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Trading Post | - | C | S | 5 to 50 | 60 to 60 mins | Team | EEE | In/Out Dry | Good Test of Scouting Skills | Details
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Transport | B | C | - | 5 to 30 | 15 to 25 mins | Indiv | E | Anywhere | Land Sea and Air for Beavers | Details
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Troglodytes (Burning Bridges, Murder In The Dark) | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, dry | Like Capture the Flag, at night | Details |
Tug-O-War | B | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 30 mins | Team | E | In/Out Dry | Traditional game of Tug O' War | Details
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Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum | B | C | S | 6 to 20 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | None | In/Out Dry | Requires players not to laugh in strange circumstances | Details
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Tyre Game | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Indiv | EE | Indoors | Game of strength played one-on-one | Details
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Ultimate Frisbee | - | C | S | 4 to 30 | 15 to 45 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Requires good throwing and catching skills | Details
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Vampires | - | C | S | 10 to 30 | 20 to 60 mins | Team | EE | Out Night | The Ultimate Wide Game | Details
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Vikings | B | C | S | 10 to 50 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | None | In/Out Dry | A fun game for all | Details
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Walk the Plank | - | C | S | 10 to 24 | 5 to 30 mins | Team | EE | Anywhere | Race using planks as 'team skis' | Details
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Water Ferrying Wide Game | - | C | S | 12 to 32 | 20 to 40 mins | Team | EE | Outdoors | Tests the hearing skills of the teams | Details
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Who Stole the Cookies | - | C | - | 10 to 24 | 5 to 10 mins | Indiv | None | Indoors | Let Cubs be noisy but controlled! | Details
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Word Search Relay | - | C | S | 10 to 30 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A search for words | Details
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Wrap the Kea | B | C | S | 5 to 40 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Fun game requiring a 'volunteer' to be wrapped in toiler paper | Details
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Zig Zag Relay | - | C | S | 16 to 50 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Develops good ball skills | Details
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Zorch (Much like Troglodytes) | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 15 to 60 min | Wide | E | Out, dry | Try to get the pot without getting zapped | Details |