Gilcraft Games by Gilcraft

Author:Gilcraft [Gilcraft]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Boy Scouts
Published: 2011-01-15T06:00:00+00:00

Gilcraft's Book of Games

Team Races And Relay Races

(OTHER THAN THOSE PLAYED IN A CIRCLE)

1

MATCH-BOX ON NOSE RELAY....................G.f.S. 91

Teams in line about a yard between each player. First player of each team puts an outer ease of a match-box on his nose and passes it without touching it with his hands on to the nose of next player, and so on down the line. If dropped, the match-box must be replaced on the nose of the dropper. First team to pass the match-box right along the line wins.

2

HALF PENNY POST RELAY..........................G.f.S. 92

Teams in line sitting on floor. First player has a ½d. in his right/left hand, which he transfers to his other hand and then to the nearest hand of the player next him, and so on down the line. When the last player gets the ½d. he runs up to the head of the line and passes it down again. The first team to get back into its original order wins.

A dropped ½d. must be recovered by the dropper, who must regain his place before passing it on.

3

MANY HALF PENNY POST (cf. No. 2)

Teams in line sitting on floor. First player of each team has as many ½ds. as are available, which he passes down the line one at a time, as in No. 2, The player at the other end puts each ½d. down beside him till all have arrived and then passes them back the reverse way. Team first getting all its ½ds. back to the start wins.

4

SAWDUST TRAIL RELAY

Teams in line, at one end an empty bucket, at the other a bag of sawdust. Each team has a large spoon, which the first player fills with sawdust and passes down the line, the last player emptying it into the bucket. The team getting the most sawdust into the bucket in the allotted time wins.

The spoon must be held at the end of the handle only.

5

STAFF RELAY.................................................Y.M. 19

Teams in file, players about 3 feet apart. First player of each team has a staff, with which he runs up the course to a given point and back. On reaching his team he hands one end of the staff to the second player, and they, holding it low to the floor, run back down each side of their team, each other player jumping over it in turn. Second player then does same and hands end to third player, and so on. Each player after his run joins on back of his team. First team back in original order wins.

6

FILE BALL RELAY.........................................C.G. 88

Teams in file facing their respective leaders about 6 yards away. Leaders throw a ball to the front player of their team who, on catching it, at once returns it to his leader and sits down. Leader then throws ball to next player, and so on. Last player catches ball, returns it, and touches player in front of him, who stands up to get the next catch. First team to be all standing again wins.

Dropper must recover a dropped ball and regain his place before returning it.

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