Human Compass Game
This Game is meant for Scouts BSA.
Instructions:
All scouts spread out with arms length between scouts.
Choose one wall of the room to be 'North'.
Each scout is a compass.
The leader calls out a direction, such as 'South', 'NorthWest', ... and all compasses face that direction before the leader calls out 'Freeze'.
All scouts facing the wrong way sit down.
Continue until there is only one scout left.
Optional:
Choose one wall of the room to be 'North'.
Each scout is a compass.
The leader calls out a direction, such as 'South', 'NorthWest', ... and all compasses face that direction before the leader calls out 'Freeze'.
All scouts facing the wrong way sit down.
Continue until there is only one scout left.
Optional:
- Have players keep their eyes closed while playing
- For more difficulty, call bearings '245 degrees', '180 degrees', ...
- For a change, play a round where those that are correct sit down. The last one standing needs to do some compass practice.
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Comments:
Mar 19, 2020 - Peter Zelchenko
Great game. I especially like the part where you call out arbitrary angles; that would be great for more advanced players. I think a good alternative would be to have them open their eyes at each trial to orient to north, then to close/cover/blindfold their eyes when they turn. That would reduce cheating.
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