Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Threeball

OBJECT - Score the most points and win the game.

GAME TYPE - Individual game.

WHO'S IT FOR - Group Two. You'll need eight or so players to play this game.

WHAT YOU NEED - Three kickable balls, a box, and a large field to play in.

HOW TO PLAY:
  1. Set up the field, with three bases and a home plate. They don't have to be as far apart as in standard baseball, but there should be some distance between them.
  2. Set up the box in the middle, where the pitcher's mound would be.
  3. Everyone plays defense and should go in the field, except for one player who is the first kicker.
  4. The kicker stands at home plate with three balls on the ground in front of them.
  5. The kicker kicks all three of the balls in different directions, and starts to run the bases.
  6. The kicker scores a point every time they cross a base. If a player crosses home plate, they can keep running, and each base is worth two points.
  7. The defense must corral the balls and put them in the box.
  8. Once all three balls are in the box, the kicker is out. Add up the number of bases they crossed before being out for their score.
  9. A new kicker comes up, while the old one goes to the field.
  10. The winner is the one, at the end of the game, who scored the most points.

With enough players, you can even have two teams, with all players kicking before taking the field.

THIS WORKS ON - Competition (trying to score/prevent scoring), following directions (rules of the game)

Rooms

OBJECT - Switch rooms quickly, or be eliminated.

GAME TYPE - Elimination game.

WHO'S IT FOR - Group One. It doesn't matter how many people you have to play this game.

WHAT YOU NEED - An area, inside or outside, sectioned off into at least four squares. The squares can be in a box shape, or in a line. The squares also need to be labeled with the name of a different room - living room, bathroom, bedroom, kitchen.

HOW TO PLAY:
  1. Set up the playing area as described above.
  2. Have all players stand in one room.
  3. You call out a room. All players must move to that room.
  4. The last player to make it to the room is eliminated.
  5. If you call out a room where everyone already is, they must stay there. Anyone who moves to another room is eliminated.
  6. The last person standing is the winner.

As a variation, you can set a time limit for moving into the enxt room, like five seconds. Anyone who doesn't make it in that time is out.

THIS WORKS ON - Following directions (going to specific room), attending (to what room is being called)