GAMES:

In-Person / low-Contact Games

Guys love games. And while dodge ball is one of their favourites, there are several games that can become favourites. Download  CSB's 100 Games for Guys Sampler by clicking here.
Games in this Sampler are ones that can be played while socially-distanced. There are others below that were suggested by local leaders.
Ensure that all equipment is sanitized
before and after use.

OTHER LOW-CONTACT GAMES TO TRY:
SCUM
Number the entire group of players from 1 to whatever. Then have them gather at the centre of gym floor. (A large room is okay, but care must be taken to avoid hitting the ceiling.) Have a leader start the game by being "It". He bounces the ball on the floor, having it go up as straight up as possible. Just before it bounces, he yells a boy's number, who must retrieve the ball and shout "Scum!" The rest of the boys run as far as possible away from the ball, but freeze in place once "Scum" is called. With all the boys frozen where they are, the boy with the ball rolls it bowling style at any one boy. If that boy get hit by the ball, or moves to avoid being hit, that receives a letter from the word "SCUM", starting with the "S". If the ball misses all the boys before hitting the wall, no one gets a letter. The boy hit, or closest to the ball, then becomes "It". The game ends when one boy receives all four letters of "SCUM". Play three rounds.

Virtual - AT a Distance - GAMES

These are quick 10-minute games that boys love. A lot of "Zoom" games on the internet are long and complicated. They have their place but not in a fast-action Brigade meeting. Here are some games to try:
This section is still being developed. More games will be added as we share what is working in our groups.

I'M GOING TO THE RACETRACK:

• The initial speaker, a leader, says, “I am going to the racetrack, and I’m taking along with me, a...” and he chooses an item that begins with a common letter (e.g., “B” for brake, bumper, blue paint, etc). He then selects one boy and asks, “Would you like to come along?”
• That person says, "Yes," and repeats the opening line: “I am going to the racetrack, and I’m taking along with me, a...” and he tries to guess the proper item to bring. If he chooses an item that begins with the same first letter, the leader says, “You may come along.” If he’s wrong, the leader says, “Sorry, you gotta stay home."
• If the boy got it right, then that boy then asks the next person.
• If he is wrong, the privilege reverts to the person asking him.
• Each person gets asked until everyone in the group has had a chance to guess at their first item. The leader then says his second item, and another round is played. The rounds continues until everyone knows the correct items to bring.

WHO AM I?: Use the cards from the MASTERMIND Stockade Module to play this Bible Knowledge Game.

• Divide the boys into teams of 1 to 4 players.
• Pick a card from the Who Am I? deck and ask the first question. The first team to answer correctly gets the points: 4 points for Question 1; 3 points for Question 2; 2 points for Question 3; and, 1 point for Question 4.
• If a team guesses incorrectly they cannot answer again until the next question on that card is asked.
• The game continues for 10 minutes.
• The team with most points wins.

Click here to go to the MASTERMIND Module support page for the Cards.

TWENTY QUESTIONS: One person is selected and decides what animal, vegetable, superhero he is. One at a time, the group then asks questions until they guess the player's identity. If they can do it in 20 questions or less, then the group wins., If it is over 20 questions, then the boy is the winner.

ELIMINATE: A Zoom/Discord game where each person has his own window. The purpose is to eliminate everyone from the game.

• Start with everyone's audio UNmuted.
• The leader says, "Eliminate!" and the boys hold their arms pointing to a boy's screen next to them. Everyone who is pointed at, is out. The leader notes who's been eliminated and mutes them.
• Play continues until all players are eliminated.

INTEGRATE - The Welcome Game: This is the opposite of the ELIMINATE game. The purpose is to quickly bring everyone into the group.

• Start with everyone MUTED.
• The leader says, "Integrate!" and the boys hold their arms pointing to a boy's screen next to them. Everyone who is pointed at is unmuted and encouraged to welcome each other to the meeting.
• Play continues until all players are unmuted and speaking to each other.

This game ends with the leader transitioning to the Formation, Story, or Prayer.

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