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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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| 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 |
| 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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| 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 |
| Balloon Baseball | - | C | S | 8 to 20 | 15 to 30 | Team | E | Indoors | Baseball with a baloon | Details |
| 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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| Battleship Kim's Game | - | C | S | 10 to 30 | 15 to 30 min | Team | EE | Indoors | Kim's game with a battleship theme | Details |
| 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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| 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 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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| Bomber Pilots | - | C | - | 12 to 36 | 5 to 10 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A Quick and Easy warmup 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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| Cannon | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Develops good throwing skills | Details
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| 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 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Dizzy Football | - | C | S | 8 to 25 | 10 to 15 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | Doesn't need football skills | Details |
| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Human Basketball | - | C | S | 10 to 50 | 20 to 30 mins | Team | E | Indoors | Good for throwing and catching | Details
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| Hunter | - | C | - | 6 to 60 | 5 to 15 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A Cub version of British Bulldog | Details
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| 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 Rope | - | C | S | 10 to 25 | 10 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A game of reaction and agility | 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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| 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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| 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 |
| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Sharks | B | C | S | 8 to 50 | 5 to 20 mins | Team | E | Anywhere | A games of co-operation | 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 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 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 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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