Math Olympics

(Photo from http://www.waltham.lib.ma.us/blog)

For this indoor game, game master will shout out a simple math question, then teams have to do some quick exercise to win the game!


Game capacity: Around 10 to 20

Items needed: -

Game master preparation: Prepare a list of simple math questions

========= Method of Play =========

Before Play:

1. Divide players into 2 teams. Preferably with equal number of players in each team.

2. Let players from both teams form a line, facing each other, then squad down.

3. Both team will compete against each other.

Demonstration:

4.
Game master shout out 1 + 2

The whole team will shout, "1 + 2 = 3"

When the whole team shouts the number 1, first person in the line will stand up and squad down.
When the whole team shouts +, no one stands.
When the whole team shouts 2, the 2nd and 3rd persons in the line stand up together, then squad down.
When the team shouts =, no one stands.
When the team shouts 3, the 4th - 6th persons will stand up together and squad down. If only 5 players in each group, the 1st person will stand up.

Playtime:

5. Game master will shout out a math question.

6. Both teams will compete against each other in solving the math question.

Winners and Losers:

7. The team that solve the math question the fastest and correctly shall win.

8. Next round continues with a new math question.

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Suggestions to Math Questions:

Keep it within addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Anything more than that will be too hard for players or not possible to be used in this game.

1. 1 + 1

2. 5 - 5 (some funny players will stand up, although answer is zero)

3. 6 - 1 (if each team has only 5 players, this question will

4. 5 x 5 (tricky and tiring!)


Adjustments to the game:

1. More than 2 teams! You can have 3 or 4 teams. They do not have to face each other. Every team can face the game master.

Hope you enjoy this indoor game.
I welcome as many feedback and comments.
Especially after you have tried it.

Picaso's Art

(Photo from
http://current.com/items/88810713/anybody_can_draw.htm)

For this indoor game, game master will let a player see an object, then the player will draw it and let his/her team members guess in the given time.

Game capacity: Around 10 to 20

Items needed: A large piece of paper (around A1 size or Mahjong paper), marker pens

Game master preparation: Prepare a list of things to draw

========= Method of Play =========

Before Play:

1. Stick the paper on the wall. If ink of marker will go through paper and stain the wall, make sure there are a few more papers behind the paper for drawing.

2. Divide the players into at least 2 teams.

3. Select a player from the first team to draw the picture.

Playtime:

4. Game master let the player see one object that he/she is going to draw. Eg. Let the player see the word 'dolphin'.

5. 30 seconds is given for player to draw the object and team members to guess it.

6. The player draws out the object on the paper without saying a single word to team members. Eg. the player will draw his/her version of dolphin.

7. Team members will have to guess what he/she draws.

Winners and Losers:

8. If team members able to guess the object, the team will get a point.

9. Game continues with a player from the second team. And followed by the next round with the first team.

10. Team with the most points will win the game.

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Suggestions to Themes to draw:

1. Household appliances

2. Animals

3. Iconic buildings

4. Movies (ticky)

5. and daily seen items


Adjustments to the game:

1. Each round draw a few objects. Instead of letting the player who is drawing see 1 object, more than 1 will also work. But not too many.

2. SKIP! Once the time starts, the player(drawing) will get to choose whether to skip the object and get another one. Once the team members guessed the object, game master give another object to the player for him/her to draw.

Hope you enjoy this indoor game.
I welcome as many feedback and comments.
Especially after you have tried it.

Old MacDonald Had A Farm

(Photo from http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/clipart.php)

For this indoor game, the game master will tell a story with a lot of animals in it. The players will make the sound of the animals once the animals are read.

Game capacity: 10 and above.

Items needed: No special items needed.

Game Master Preparation:

1. Write up the Old MacDonald story. It could be any story with a lot of animals in it. Eg. of places with a lot of animals - farm, zoo, safari, circus, etc.

2. Know the story well to create suspense.

3. Know how to make the sound of all the animals in the story.

========= Method of Play =========

Before Play:

1. Divide the players into 2 or 3 groups.

2. Test sound them by asking them to make sound of some animals. Eg. cat, dog, cow, etc.

Playtime:

3. Game master will read out the Old MacDonald story.

4. Once the first animal is read, the first group will have to make the sound of the animal. Eg. Game master read, "...Michael saw a duck." First group will shout, "Quack! Quack!"

5. When the second animal is read, the second group will make the sound of that animal.

6. The game continues with the first group making the sound of the third animal. (If there are only two groups)

Winners and Losers:

7. The group that is slow in making the sound or does not make the sound will lose.

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Sample Story:

One day, Doggie, the fat boy went to his grandpa’s farm. Upon reaching the farm, he saw a cow¹, a sheep², a goat³, and a large aquarium… with a big GOLD…chain nearby, tying a cat⁴ to a monkey⁵.

The cat⁶ greeted Doggie by saying, “Meow”. Doggie asked the cat⁷, “Where is the dog⁸?” The cat⁹ replied, “Meow!” Suddenly, Katy, the farm dog¹⁰ appeared and licked Doggie’s leg.

Then Doggie’s grandpa shouted at him from afar, “Come into the barn. I want to show you some animals.”

When Doggie entered the barn, he saw a big, long, coiled up, black color…ROPE, with a pig¹¹ on top. It was a lazy fat pig¹². On the right, Doggie saw many ducks¹³ and chickens¹⁴ talking. The conversation went, “Quack! Quack! Quack! Pak! Pak! Quack! Pak! Quack! Quack!” On the wall, there was a dead snake¹⁵ that grandpa caught last time.

Doggie walked to the left, stretched out his hand to catch a hen¹⁶ by it tail and shouted, “I want to eat this chicken¹⁷!” Grandpa said, “Is it enough? You are so fat! You want the donkey¹⁸? I ask grandma cook.” Doggie shook his head and pointed at the fat lazy pig¹⁹ which is still sleeping. The donkey²⁰ jumped in joy and shouted, “He hor!” but grandpa said to the donkey²¹, “Next time, it’s your turn!”

Grandpa brought Doggie to the back of the farm to show him his prize possession, Leon, the lion²²! Leon was eating a monkey²³ and a frog²⁴! Doggie asked, “Can I share the pig²⁵ with Leon?” Grandpa said ok.

After visiting the duck²⁶, the chicken²⁷, the pig²⁸, donkey²⁹, and Leon, Doggie went to visit the cow³⁰, the goat³¹, the sheep³², the horse³³ and lastly, his grandma!

That evening, grandma cooked the pig³⁴ and Doggie had a wonderful meal. Leon the lion³⁵ enjoyed it too. But the donkey³⁶ kept shouting “He Hor! He Hor!” which sounded like “Help me! Help me!”

At the end of the day, before Doggie left the farm, he thanked all of you for teaching him the sound of the animals.

The end.

Adjustments to the game:

1. Individual. Instead of putting players in groups, the game can also be played with players making the sound on their own. Of course, playing in groups will be even more fun.

Hope you enjoy this indoor game.
I welcome as many feedback and comments.
Especially after you have tried it.

Sticker'O'Stick

Stick your elbow to your tongue!!!
(Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/9451948@N07/2696891991)

For this indoor game, each round the game master will give different commands to stick something to another thing. Players will have to execute the commands. Slowest player will lose.

Game capacity: 1 to infinity. You can even play it yourself.

Items needed: A room. Preferably with many furniture of different shape and colors.

========= Method of Play =========

Before Play:

1. Make everyone stand up.

Playtime:

2. Game master will shout out a command. Eg. "Stick tongue to elbow!"

3. In 5 seconds, players will have to quickly find ways to execute the command of sticking.

Winners and Losers:

7. The player(s) who does not manage to stick it within 5 seconds or the slowest player will lose.

8. Game master gives a simple solution to tricky and tough commands.

9. Game continues with next round with a different command.

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Suggestions to Commands:

1. Stick your hair to the floor.

2. Stick your butt to the wall.

3. Stick your fingers to something red.

4, Stick your tongue to your pants.

5. Stick something brown to something round.

6. Stick 1 blue, 1 yellow, and 1 green objects to the nail of your right index finger.

7. Stick 10 objects to your nose. (tricky)

8. Stick your tongue to elbow. (tricky)

9. Stick a head to the ceiling. (GROUP, tricky, dangerous)

10. Stick both of your feet to nothing other than air. (tricky)

I'm sure you can be creative in this.


Adjustments to the game:

1. Make it a group effort. Divide them into groups. They have to help each other in accomplishing the tasks.

2. Paste different size color papers on the floor. Stick different parts of body to different colors.

3. Do an action before sticking. Eg. Do star jump and then stick your butt to the floor. More actions complicate the game, easier to determine the loser.

Hope you enjoy my indoor game.
I welcome as many feedback and comments.
Especially after you have tried it.

Tom & Jerry

(Picture from http://blog.tystoybox.com)

For this indoor game, players will sit in a circle and pass a garment (TOM), to chase another garment (JERRY). Players have to wear the garment and pass it to the person beside them. The person with both garments will lose.

Game capacity: 15-30 people

Items needed:
Garments that are easily worn and taken off - Scarf, tie, wig, cap, jacket, bracelet, etc.

========= Method of Play =========

Before Play:

1. Make everyone sit down in a circle. Or any shapes that each player is sitting beside 2 other players.

2. Denote one garment as TOM, another garment as JERRY. Preferably the garment for 'Jerry' is harder to wear than 'Tom'. Chances of 'Tom' catching 'Jerry' becomes higher.
Eg. A wig as 'Tom'. A jacket as 'Jerry'.

3. Let a player hold 'Tom' and another player hold 'Jerry'. Preferable opposite each other.

4. Inform players which direction 'Tom' and 'mouse' will run. Clockwise or anti-clockwise.

Playtime:

5. Once the game starts, players holding the garments of 'Tom' and 'Jerry' will have to wear it, take it off, and pass it to the person beside according to the running direction.

6. The run continues until both 'Tom' and 'Jerry' land on the same person.

Winners and Losers:

7. The player with both 'Tom' and 'Jerry' will lose.

8. Game continues with next round.

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Adjustment to the game:

1. Unleash a dog in the game. Have a 'dog' chasing the 'Tom', to make 'Tom' runs faster and also 'Jerry' even faster. This will increase excitement.

2. Invite more of Jerry's friends. Have a few more garments as 'Jerry's friends'. This will also increase excitement. Making the players go blur and clumsy.

3. Free chasing direction. Do not denote direction of chase. Let 'Tom' and 'Jerry' decide for themselves. Works well when combine with no. 2.

Hope you enjoy this indoor game.
I welcome as many feedback and comments.
Especially after you have tried it.