Every game in the library

All 159 games, hand chosen by experienced leaders. Each one lists the ages it suits, how many players it needs, how long it runs and what you have to bring.

Games to Play with No Resources

1 2 3 4

A quick reflex game played in pairs. On '4', try to trap your partner's finger on your palm while pulling your own away.

2–100 players Ages 6+ 5 min No prep
Get to Know You

2 Truths, 1 Lie

Everyone shares two truths and one lie about themselves, and the group tries to guess which statement is the lie.

3–15 players Ages 8+ 15 min No prep
Drama Games

Acting Whispers

Like Whispers but acted out. A scenario is performed and passed along a chain of volunteers, getting more distorted each time.

8–100 players Ages 8+ 15 min No prep
Memory Verse Games

Action Words

The group creates a physical action for each word of the verse, then says it aloud while performing the actions until it's memorised.

3–100 players Ages 5–13 15 min No prep
Memory Verse Games

Amazing Memory Race

An Amazing Race-style game where teams follow clues to find hidden pieces of a Bible verse scattered around the venue.

3–100 players Ages 8+ 25 min Lots of prep
Get to Know You

Animal Actions

Everyone picks an animal starting with their initial plus an action to match, then passes around the circle name-and-action style.

6–25 players Ages 6–12 20 min No prep
Get to Know You

Animal Names

A cumulative circle game where each person recites every animal name before them, then adds their own.

5–25 players Ages 6–12 15 min No prep
Get to Know You

Appointments

Participants fill an appointment card by booking time slots with others, then visit each appointment throughout the night to answer questions.

10–100 players Ages 10+ 15 min Low prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Assassins

A structured tip game where the assassin walks toward one target, but the target can call someone else's name to save themselves.

5–25 players Ages 8+ 25 min No prep
Memory Verse Games

B-I-N-G-*

A clapping game where every second word of the verse is replaced with a clap, gradually helping younger groups memorise it without realising.

3–100 players Ages 5–12 15 min No prep
Classroom Games

Balloon Netball

Teams try to pass a balloon to their goal post, a teammate standing on a chair holding a pin to pop it.

6–30 players Ages 7–16 25 min Low prep
Classroom Games

Balloon Volleyball

A seated volleyball game played over a line of desks using a balloon. No catching, only hitting.

6–20 players Ages 6–16 25 min Low prep
Gym Games

Balloon Wars

Everyone ties two balloons to their ankles and tries to pop others' balloons while protecting their own. Walking only, no contact.

10–100 players Ages 6+ 25 min Low prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Bang

A Western-themed reflex game where players must duck when pointed at, and the two people beside them shoot each other. Last to call bang is out.

6–15 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Ball Games

Battleships

Teams lie down as hidden battleships on either side of a partition while bombers throw balls over trying to hit them.

10–30 players Ages 8+ 25 min Low prep
Memory Verse Games

Bible Jigsaw

The memory verse is printed, cut into jigsaw pieces, and the group reassembles it. Can be made more challenging with cardboard backing.

3–100 players Ages 6–16 25 min Lots of prep
Memory Verse Games

Bible Verse Relay

A relay race where participants run one at a time to collect pieces of a cut-up Bible verse, then reassemble it as a team.

3–100 players Ages 7+ 15 min Some prep
Memory Verse Games

Bible Verse Song

The memory verse is turned into a song, either with an original melody or by fitting the words to a well-known pop song.

3–100 players Ages 7+ 25 min Lots of prep
Classroom Games

Blind Guidance

A trust-building game where one partner guides a blindfolded partner through an obstacle course using only verbal instructions.

6–40 players Ages 8+ 25 min Some prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Body Parts

Teams must collectively place exactly the right number and type of body parts on the ground before time is called, no more and no less.

6–100 players Ages 6+ 15 min No prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Buckerk!

A silly circle game where players pass a 'buck' gesture around using alternating hands. Call 'BUCKERK!' to reverse direction, and any mistake gets you out.

5–10 players Ages 8+ 15 min No prep
Wide Games

Capture the Flag

Two teams try to steal the opposing team's flag and return it to base without being tipped.

8–200 players Ages 7+ 1 hr No prep
Get to Know You

Card Questions

Each suit is assigned a get-to-know-you question. Draw a card and answer whatever it lands on.

5–40 players Ages 8+ 15 min Low prep
Up Front Games

Carrot in a Box

Two boxes, one carrot. One player knows where it is, the other has to read their bluff and decide whether to swap.

4–100 players Ages 12+ 5 min Low prep
Gym Games

Cat and Mouse (Chairs)

A cat chases a mouse around a row of alternating-direction chairs. To switch sides, the cat must tag a seated player who becomes the new cat.

10–100 players Ages 5+ 25 min No prep
Messy Games

Catch an Egg

Pairs throw a raw egg back and forth, stepping further apart after every catch, until one unbroken egg is left.

6–60 players Ages 7+ 15 min Some prep
Ball Games

Catch n Clap

A circle passing game where players must clap once before catching. Mess up and you lose a life.

5–15 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Ball Games

Chair Netball

A netball variant where instead of shooting through a hoop, teams pass to a keeper standing on a chair at each end.

10–20 players Ages 8+ 25 min Low prep
Up Front Games

Cheese or Font

The leader reads out a name and the group decides whether it is a cheese or a font. Hands on head for cheese, hands on hips for font.

5–100 players Ages 11+ 10 min Low prep
Messy Games

Cheesels Beard

One player per team wears a shaving cream beard while the rest of their team throws Cheesels at it, and the stickiest beard wins.

6–40 players Ages 8+ 15 min Some prep
Classroom Games

Coin Rugby

A quick table game where players flick a coin to stop it on the opposite edge without it falling off.

2–30 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Drama Games

Conscience Alley

One person walks down an alley of peers acting as good and bad conscience, advising on a tough decision.

10–100 players Ages 11+ 15 min No prep
Ball Games

Crab Soccer

A simple soccer game where everyone must move in crab position, hands and feet on the ground, bottoms facing the floor.

8–22 players Ages 7–16 20 min No prep
Up Front Games

Cyclist or Pokémon

The leader reads out a name and the group decides whether it belongs to a professional cyclist or a Pokémon. Hands on head for cyclist, hands on hips for Pokémon.

5–100 players Ages 10+ 10 min Low prep
Memory Verse Games

Dart Relay

Teams throw darts at balloons to collect hidden memory verse puzzle pieces, then race to reassemble the verse.

6–100 players Ages 12+ 25 min Lots of prep
Gym Games

Dead Ants

A tipping game where tipped players become dead ants, lying on their back with limbs in the air, and must be carried to safety by two teammates.

15–40 players Ages 9+ 25 min No prep
Up Front Games

Do This Do That

The caller performs actions saying 'do this' and everyone copies. On 'do that', everyone must freeze. Move on 'do that' and you're out.

10–100 players Ages 5–14 15 min No prep
Drama Games

Dramatic Bible Reading

A Bible passage is read aloud with full dramatic expression, using voices, pace and emotion to bring the text to life.

1–100 players Ages 9+ 15 min Some prep
Classroom Games

Drawing Whispers

A drawing game where each person draws what the previous person drew, passing it around the circle until the original picture is unrecognisable.

3–10 players Ages 7+ 25 min Low prep
Gym Games

Drop The Tray

A growing chain of players walks the inside of the circle until the tray drops, then everyone races for a seat.

12–60 players Ages 6–16 15 min Low prep
Ball Games

Duke Nukem Volleyball

A seated volleyball variant where players must stay on their chairs while throwing the ball over a partition.

10–24 players Ages 9+ 25 min Low prep
Oval Games

Eagle's Nest

A hawk tries to get past a mother eagle to tip one of the baby eagles lined up behind her.

5–15 players Ages 5–12 15 min No prep
Gym Games

Elves, Giants and Wizards

A large-scale rock-paper-scissors game where teams pick a character and the winning team chases the other back to their wall.

10–100 players Ages 6+ 15 min No prep
Memory Verse Games

Erase the Words

The memory verse is displayed and read aloud, then words are gradually erased until the group is recalling it entirely from memory.

3–100 players Ages 7+ 15 min Some prep
Get to Know You

Everyone Who...

A musical-chairs-style game where the person in the centre calls out a true statement about themselves and everyone it applies to must swap seats.

15–60 players Ages 5+ 15 min No prep
Creative Games

Family Shield

Everyone designs a shield representing their family, then shares what they've drawn with the group.

4–30 players Ages 7+ 30 min Some prep
Get to Know You

Find Someone Who...

Participants mingle to find people who match facts on their sheet, collecting signatures until someone fills every box.

30–100 players Ages 9+ 25 min Low prep
Get to Know You

Flip the Sheet

A whole team stands on one bed sheet and has to turn it over without anyone stepping off.

10–80 players Ages 7+ 10 min Some prep
Gym Games

Fresh

A team tipping game where you can only tip someone who left the wall before you. The longer you're off the wall, the less fresh you are.

10–50 players Ages 10+ 25 min No prep
Oval Games

Frisbee Noodle Relay

A giant egg and spoon race, run with a frisbee balanced on the end of a pool noodle.

8–80 players Ages 10+ 15 min Some prep
Camp Games

Frozen T-Shirt

Teams race to thaw, unfold and wear a t-shirt that has been soaked and frozen solid overnight.

10–48 players Ages 8+ 20 min Lots of prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Get in that Group

Everyone moves around the space until the leader calls a number. Players must instantly form groups of exactly that size or they're out.

10–100 players Ages 5+ 10 min No prep
Wide Games

Glow in the Dark Games

A collection of classic games played at night with glow stick-covered equipment and players. Chaotic, colourful fun.

10–200 players Ages 7+ 1 hr Some prep
Gym Games

Glow Soccer

Soccer played at night with a glow stick-wrapped ball and glow stick-wearing players. Chaotic, colourful and great fun.

10–30 players Ages 8+ 25 min Lots of prep
Classroom Games

Group Story

Everyone writes the opening line of a story, passes it on, and the next person adds a line. Fold to hide and repeat until the paper returns.

3–10 players Ages 8+ 25 min Low prep
Up Front Games

Guess the Intro

Two seconds of a song is all the group gets. First team to shout the title takes the point, and the clip grows if nobody can pick it.

5–100 players Ages 9+ 10 min Low prep
Up Front Games

Guess the Leader

Baby photos of the leaders go up one at a time and the whole group points at whoever they think it is before the answer is revealed.

5–100 players Ages 6+ 10 min Some prep
Ball Games

Hand Cricket

A hand-only version of cricket where batsmen hit the ball with their hand instead of a bat.

6–14 players Ages 8+ 25 min No prep
Attention Grabbers

Hand Up

The leader raises their hand silently. Group members copy, and the signal spreads until everyone is quiet and attentive.

5–100 players Ages 5+ 5 min No prep
Ball Games

Handball

Classic four-square handball where players try to stay in as long as possible with strategic bounces.

2–12 players Ages 5+ 15 min Low prep
Classroom Games

Hangman

Classic word-guessing game where incorrect letters build up a hangman illustration on the board.

5–40 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Classroom Games

Heads Down Thumbs Up

Classic classroom game where thumb taggers sneak around and tagged players must guess who got them.

10–30 players Ages 5–12 15 min No prep
Classroom Games

Heads or Tails

A true or false elimination game. Hands on head for true, hands on bottom for false.

4–100 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Ball Games

Hide the Truth Poisonball

A poisonball variant with a secret truth player on each team. The aim is to get the opposing truth out while keeping yours hidden.

10–20 players Ages 9+ 15 min No prep
Messy Games

Homemade Lemonade

A relay where every runner carries sugar, lemon and water in their mouth, does ten star jumps to mix it, and spits the result into the team jug.

10–60 players Ages 8+ 20 min Some prep
Drama Games

Hot Seating

One person sits in the hot seat and becomes a mystery character, and the group asks questions trying to guess who they are.

3–10 players Ages 9+ 15 min No prep
Gym Games

Human Foosball

A life-size version of foosball where players stand in lines and can only move sideways to kick the ball into the opposing goal.

30–100 players Ages 8+ 25 min Low prep
Get to Know You

Human Knot

Everyone grabs hands across a circle to form a giant knot, then the group must untangle without letting go.

5–100 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Gym Games

Human PACman

A giant game of tip played on court lines. Players must stay on the lines, and tipped players become immovable roadblocks.

10–50 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Get to Know You

I Take The Teeth

Players pass a phrase around the circle while hiding their teeth. Show them and you're out.

5–20 players Ages 6+ 10 min No prep
Get to Know You

I'm Going on a Holiday

A cumulative memory chain where everyone brings an object starting with their own initial and recites everything brought before them.

5–25 players Ages 6–16 15 min No prep
Camp Games

I'm Going on a Train

A riddle game where players try to figure out the secret rule for what can be taken on the train. Items must contain a double vowel.

3–100 players Ages 9+ 25 min No prep
Camp Games

I'm Going to an Island

A riddle game where players must figure out the rule. Items brought to the island must start with the first letter of your name.

10–100 players Ages 7+ 25 min No prep
Attention Grabbers

If You Can Hear Me, Clap Once

A clever attention-getter that becomes a game. Get the whole group clapping in unison as fast as possible.

2–100 players Ages 5–14 5 min No prep
Gym Games

King Characticus

A quick-reaction call-and-response game where teams must stand and reply in unison when accused of stealing the king's hat.

16–100 players Ages 10+ 20 min Low prep
Get to Know You

Knights, Horses, Cavaliers

Pairs must quickly form the correct pose when the leader calls out 'Knights', 'Horses' or 'Cavaliers'. Slowest or wrong pair is out.

10–60 players Ages 8+ 15 min No prep
Camp Games

Leader Hunt

A daytime search for leaders hidden around the campsite, each worth a different number of points. No sneaking, just hunting.

10–100 players Ages 6–16 40 min Some prep
Food Games

Liquorice Structures

Teams race to build the tallest tower they can out of rolled liquorice, working out for themselves how to join it and how to keep it standing.

6–40 players Ages 7+ 15 min Some prep
Camp Games

Little Bobby Stories

A storytelling game where the leader spins a long, elaborate tale about the unfortunate Little Bobby, always ending in a terrible punchline.

3–100 players Ages 8+ 25 min No prep
Food Games

Lollie Soccer

Two players sit either side of a desk and try to blow a lolly off their opponent's edge using nothing but a straw.

4–40 players Ages 6+ 10 min Some prep
Wide Games

Man Hunt

A night game where participants search for hidden leaders while avoiding being spotted by torch-carrying leaders.

10–200 players Ages 8+ 1 hr Lots of prep
Memory Verse Games

Memory Balloons

A relay game where participants collect balloons one at a time, each containing a piece of a memory verse that the team must assemble.

3–100 players Ages 7+ 15 min Lots of prep
Wide Games

Mini-Games

A wide game where teams race through a series of small leader-run activities, collecting clues along the way to complete the overall challenge.

15–200 players Ages 8+ 1.5 hr Lots of prep
Up Front Games

Minute to Win It

Volunteers take on a series of daft sixty-second challenges built from everyday objects while the rest of the group counts down.

5–100 players Ages 7+ 10 min Some prep
Attention Grabbers

Mirroring

The leader performs silent actions and the group mirrors them exactly, creating instant quiet focus without a word being said.

5–100 players Ages 5–12 5 min No prep
Drama Games

Monologuing

A participant takes on a character and delivers a solo speech based on a situation that character has experienced.

1–100 players Ages 13+ 15 min Some prep
Camp Games

Moose

A running camp game where calling someone's name with moose antlers on your head triggers a chain of reactions.

2–100 players Ages 8+ 45 min No prep
Gym Games

Most Passes

Two teams compete in a small square, and the team that achieves the most consecutive passes in a row wins.

10–40 players Ages 8+ 25 min Low prep
Wide Games

Murder Mystery

An elaborate evening game where teams interrogate leader-characters to solve a mystery acted out at the start of the night.

30–200 players Ages 11+ 1.5 hr Lots of prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Murder Winks

A circle game where a secret murderer winks people to death while a detective tries to identify them before everyone is eliminated.

7–30 players Ages 8+ 15 min No prep
Get to Know You

Name Drop

Two players face off either side of a sheet. When it drops, first to say the other's name wins.

6–40 players Ages 8+ 10 min Low prep
Get to Know You

Name Pass

A rhythm-based name game. Say your own name on the knees, someone else's on the claps, and don't break the beat.

6–30 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Get to Know You

Name Race

A simple circle game where everyone says their name in turn, then races to see how fast the whole group can get through it.

5–100 players Ages 5+ 10 min No prep
Gym Games

Newspaper Hockey

Players are called by number and race to the centre to grab a newspaper hockey stick and score a goal before returning to their team.

10–30 players Ages 7+ 25 min Lots of prep
Oval Games

Octopus

A classic oval game where tipped players sit and become tentacle-waving octopuses trying to tip runners going past.

10–100 players Ages 5–16 15 min No prep
Food Games

Orange Bowls

Lawn bowls played with oranges and a lime for the jack, where nothing rolls straight and every shot wobbles off somewhere new.

2–20 players Ages 5+ 15 min Some prep
Messy Games

Paint Mines

Teams talk a blindfolded team-mate across an oval strewn with plates of paint, and every mine they tread on costs the whole team ten seconds.

8–60 players Ages 8+ 25 min Lots of prep
Messy Games

Paint Twister

Ordinary Twister played on a mat covered in wet paint, so every hand and foot comes away a different colour.

4–20 players Ages 7+ 20 min Lots of prep
Messy Games

Paint War

Four teams, four colours of diluted paint and a paper life taped to every chest. Cover everyone else and protect your own.

20–100 players Ages 8+ 30 min Lots of prep
Classroom Games

Paper Wars

Two teams throw scrunched newspaper across a dividing line. The team with the least paper on their side when time is called wins.

10–100 players Ages 5–16 15 min Low prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Partner Protection

A walking-only game of tip where linking arms with somebody makes you safe, but only for three seconds.

10–40 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Creative Games

Personal Postcards

Everyone chooses a postcard that says something about them, then explains their choice to the group.

4–15 players Ages 10+ 20 min Some prep
Get to Know You

Personal Trivia Golf

Teams score personal-trivia questions like holes of golf. The fewer attempts it takes to reach three points, the better.

10–40 players Ages 12+ 25 min Low prep
Classroom Games

Ping Pong Bounce Relay

Teams bounce a ping pong ball on a table an increasing number of times, and the count only climbs when somebody makes it.

10–30 players Ages 7+ 15 min Low prep
Creative Games

Play-Dough Personalities

Everyone sculpts something that captures an aspect of their personality, then shares it with the group.

4–15 players Ages 8+ 20 min Low prep
Oval Games

Pool Noodle Jousting

Every player balances a cup on their own pool noodle and tries to swat the cups off everyone else's while defending their own.

8–40 players Ages 7+ 20 min Lots of prep
Get to Know You

Post-It Past

Everyone writes two one-word memories, sticks them to their palms, and mingles to find the stories behind other people's words.

8–40 players Ages 9+ 20 min Low prep
Camp Games

Random Handoff

An ongoing camp game where you hand an object to someone saying 'random handoff!' and they must hold it until they can pass it on.

2–100 players Ages 8+ 45 min No prep
Get to Know You

Remember Everything

A memory game where participants accumulate facts from multiple partners across three rounds. Can you remember all nine facts?

10–40 players Ages 10+ 25 min No prep
Attention Grabbers

Rhythmical Clapping

A clapping pattern game where the leader claps a rhythm and everyone must repeat it, with the patterns growing longer each round.

2–100 players Ages 5–12 5 min No prep
Drama Games

Role Playing

Everyone takes on a character within a given situation and discusses a topic from that character's perspective with a partner.

2–100 players Ages 12+ 25 min Some prep
Drama Games

Role Walk

Like Role Playing, but participants walk around finding new partners each time to discuss the topic in character.

5–100 players Ages 12+ 25 min Some prep
Wide Games

Scavenger Hunt

Teams race to find as many items as possible from a pre-planned list, scoring points for each. Most points wins.

8–200 players Ages 8+ 1 hr Lots of prep
Gym Games

Scissors Paper Rock Championship

A knockout scissors paper rock tournament where everyone you beat becomes part of your cheer squad.

16–100 players Ages 5+ 15 min No prep
Drama Games

Secret Actor

A detective tries to identify the secret actor who is leading the group's actions while everyone else copies along.

10–30 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Secret Dancer

A detective tries to identify the secret dancer who is subtly changing dance moves while everyone else copies them.

10–30 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Shoe

Everyone lies in a circle with eyes closed while someone throws a shoe in the air. When the leader calls 'shoe', they open their eyes and try to dodge it.

4–10 players Ages 8+ 15 min No prep
Get to Know You

Shoe Swap

Everyone contributes one shoe to a pile, grabs somebody else's, then tracks down the owner to interview them.

8–30 players Ages 8+ 15 min No prep
Oval Games

Shout Relay

Two teams race to pass a short message from one end of the oval to the other, by any means except moving past a teammate.

6–20 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Gym Games

Shuffle Bums

One player in the centre tries to claim the empty chair while the whole circle shuffles around to block them.

8–30 players Ages 5+ 15 min No prep
Attention Grabbers

Sign Language

Teach the group a simple sign, tapping fingers on the cheek, that means 'freeze and face the leader' whenever they see it.

5–100 players Ages 5+ 5 min No prep
Classroom Games

Silent Ball

A silent passing game where any noise, dropped ball, or failed tag gets you eliminated.

6–40 players Ages 7–16 15 min No prep
Get to Know You

Silent Line Up

Without speaking, teams race to line themselves up in order of height, birthday or alphabetical first name.

10–100 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Classroom Games

Sing That Jingle

Teams brainstorm as many jingles on a theme as possible, then take turns performing them. Repeat a song or run out and you're out.

10–30 players Ages 10+ 25 min Low prep
Food Games

Skittles Chopstick Race

A relay where the only tool is a pair of chopsticks and the cargo is one Skittle at a time, which is far harder than it looks.

6–40 players Ages 6+ 15 min Some prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Sleeping Lions

Everyone lies perfectly still like sleeping lions. Any movement gets you out, and the last person to stay still wins.

5–100 players Ages 5–12 15 min No prep
Memory Verse Games

SMS Memory

A mid-week challenge for older groups: everyone sends the memory verse to the group chat at a set random time, and closest to the mark wins.

3–100 players Ages 15+ 10 min Low prep
Drama Games

Space Jump

An improv game where actors are added one at a time, each creating a new scenario based on the frozen pose of the previous actor.

8–100 players Ages 11+ 15 min No prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Spaceship Tip

Teams of four form human spaceships, three players holding hands around a captain, and try to tip other captains without breaking formation.

30–100 players Ages 8+ 25 min No prep
Attention Grabbers

Special Clap

The group learns a special rhythmic clap that, once mastered, is used as an attention-grabbing signal to bring everyone to silence.

5–100 players Ages 5–14 5 min No prep
Get to Know You

Speed Friending

Speed dating without the dating. Three minutes per pair, then one circle shuffles along and everyone starts fresh with someone new.

10–100 players Ages 13+ 20 min Some prep
Get to Know You

Spider's Web

The group builds a web of string across the circle, connecting everyone who shares each fact called out.

8–30 players Ages 7+ 20 min No prep
Wide Games

Spotto

A night stealth game where participants must freeze whenever a leader's torch flashes. Get caught moving and you're sent back to the start.

5–200 players Ages 7+ 1 hr Some prep
Camp Games

Steal The Keys

A blindfolded keeper defends a set of keys by throwing socks at whoever they can hear creeping up on them.

8–30 players Ages 5+ 20 min Low prep
Games to Play with No Resources

Stomps

A circle game where players take turns jumping to stomp on someone else's foot while others jump to avoid being stomped.

5–15 players Ages 7–16 15 min No prep
Drama Games

Stop Motion Lego

Teams create a stop motion film using Lego figures, a camera and a story, then screen their films for the group.

3–100 players Ages 8+ 1.5 hr Lots of prep
Classroom Games

Straw Towers

Teams race to build the tallest freestanding tower using only straws and sticky tape.

6–100 players Ages 7+ 25 min Low prep
Gym Games

Streets and Lanes

A cat-and-mouse chase game where the grid of players rotates on command, constantly reshaping the paths the cat and mouse can run through.

20–100 players Ages 7+ 15 min No prep
Oval Games

Stuck in the Mud

A classic schoolyard game where tipped players freeze with legs spread until a teammate crawls between their legs to free them.

10–100 players Ages 5–16 25 min No prep
Gym Games

Suit Corners

An elimination game where players pick a corner assigned a card suit, and the drawn suit gets eliminated each round.

15–100 players Ages 5+ 15 min Low prep
Up Front Games

Taste the Difference

Blindfolded volunteers taste their way along a table of mystery foods and try to name each one while the group watches on.

5–100 players Ages 7+ 10 min Some prep
Up Front Games

Taylor Swift or Proverbs

The leader reads a quote and the group decides whether it is a Taylor Swift lyric or a verse from Proverbs. Hands on head for Proverbs, hands on hips for Taylor.

5–100 players Ages 12+ 10 min Low prep
Creative Games

Team Flag

Teams design and paint a flag representing who they are, giving them something to rally around for the rest of the week.

12–60 players Ages 8+ 30 min Lots of prep
Creative Games

Team Song

Teams write a song or chant about themselves using a simple four-line scaffold, then perform it to everyone.

12–60 players Ages 9+ 20 min No prep
Camp Games

The Game

An ongoing game where the sole rule is: if you think about The Game, you lose.

2–100 players Ages 13+ 45 min No prep
Oval Games

The Gauntlet

One team forms a gauntlet of ball-throwers while the other team runs through as many times as possible without being hit below the knees.

30–100 players Ages 9+ 25 min Low prep
Camp Games

The Man in the Moon

A riddle game where players try to copy what the leader does, but the only thing that actually matters is saying thank you when handed the stick.

3–100 players Ages 9+ 25 min No prep
Drama Games

The Question Game

Two players must have an entire conversation using only questions. Answer with a statement and you're out.

5–15 players Ages 11+ 15 min No prep
Up Front Games

Toilet Paper Pull

Two volunteers race to empty a roll of toilet paper off a broom handle, by any method they can think of.

5–100 players Ages 5+ 5 min Low prep
Get to Know You

Toilet Paper Squares

Participants tear off toilet paper squares without knowing why, then must share one fact about themselves for each square they took.

3–10 players Ages 8+ 15 min Low prep
Camp Games

Torchlight Hide and Seek

Hide and seek across the campsite after dark. Anyone caught joins the seekers, so the pack grows until one hider is left.

10–80 players Ages 8+ 45 min Low prep
Messy Games

Touch Melon

Touch football played with a melon.

10–30 players Ages 10+ 25 min Some prep
Messy Games

Ultimate Banana

Ultimate frisbee played with a banana. Catch it in the end zone to score, and hope it survives the next pass.

10–30 players Ages 8+ 25 min Some prep
Wide Games

Vampire

A multi-round social stealth game where a secret vampire bites others to turn them. Onion holders can resist once, and everyone else must survive.

15–200 players Ages 10+ 1 hr Some prep
Ball Games

Warbalz

A dodgeball variant where teams try to hit the opposing team's bin or get all opponents out.

8–20 players Ages 9+ 25 min Low prep
Wide Games

Water Fight

A straightforward water fight. Two teams, lots of water, and the wettest team wins (though everyone wins really).

5–200 players Ages 5+ 1 hr Some prep
Up Front Games

What's in the Box?

Two volunteers face off across a box of strange objects, describing what they can see, and the other has to work out whether they are lying.

6–100 players Ages 9+ 10 min Some prep
Up Front Games

What's in the Can?

A week-by-week guessing game with one unlabelled tin. Each week a new volunteer shakes it, weighs it up and guesses what is inside.

5–100 players Ages 6+ 5 min Some prep
Oval Games

Worm Rush

A growing chain game where tipped players join hands with the tipper, forming a worm in which only the two end players can tip others.

10–100 players Ages 6–16 25 min No prep