Human Knot

OBJECT - Create a human knot and untangle yourselves.

GAME TYPE - One team games.

WHO'S IT FOR - Group Three. You need at least five people to make this work, but the more people you have, the more complicated and fun it becomes.

WHAT YOU NEED - A sense of humor. Otherwise, this can be really frustrating.

HOW TO PLAY:

1. All players stand in a circle.
2. Everyone reaches into the circle with their right hand and grabs someone else's hand.
3. Everyone reaches into the circle with their left hand and grabs someone else's hand, taking care not to grab a hand belonging to the person they're holding with their right hand.
4. The goal of this game is, without letting go of hands, to untangle the human knot into a full circle with no twists. Some people may be facing backwards, and that's OK.
5. There is a possibility that the knot will turn out to be two separate circles. That's OK too, as long as both get untangled successfully.

There are no winners or losers in this game. Everyone is working together to a common goal. Therefore, encourage everyone to come up with strategies, suggestions, and work together.

THIS WORKS ON - Teamwork (working together to untangle the knot), strategy (figuring out the best moves to get the knot untangled), dexterity (being able to move through all spaces).