Simple Wide Games to Play

Here are some easy to run wide games to play with your Scouts

1. Capture the Flag

• Objective: Capture the opposing team’s flag and bring it back to your base while defending your own flag.
• Setup: Two teams, each with a base and a flag. The playing area is divided into two territories.
• Rules: Players can be tagged and sent to a ‘jail’ if caught in enemy territory. They can be freed by a teammate touching them.

2. Manhunt

• Objective: One team (hunters) tries to find and tag the other team (hunted) who are hiding.
• Setup: A large area with plenty of hiding spots.
• Rules: The hunted have a head start to hide. Once tagged, they become hunters.

3. Stealth

• Objective: Move silently from a start point to an end point without being detected by ‘guards’.
• Setup: Select guards to stand still or patrol in specific areas.
• Rules: Players must move quietly and hide to avoid detection. If spotted, they must return to the start.

4. The Great Escape

• Objective: Escape from a designated area while avoiding capture by ‘guards’.
• Setup: Mark a ‘prison’ area and assign guards.
• Rules: Prisoners must find a way to escape without being tagged by guards.