Straddle

Instructions
How to Play:

Everyone get into pairs and all the pairs sit in a circle. In each pair, decide who is the restrainer and who is the restrainee. The restrainer sits in the circle with their legs wide open (enough room for someone to sit between) the restrainee snuggles between the legs of their partner. There should be one restrainer in the circle who doesn't have a partner and is sitting with their legs wide open alone. This person begins the game once everyone is ready. This person starts the game by shouting the names of 2 random restrainees sitting in the circle. One they've shouted these 2 names, those 2 person restrainees must be the first person to get across the circle and tap the person who has just called their name. Meanwhile, the partners of these two people must restrain their partner by literally any means possible, and stop them from getting across the circle. Absolutely nothing is off limits, you can restrain your partner in literally any way to stop them from moving (it gets very violent very quickly lolol). Everyone cheers whilst the two restrainees struggle, and the winner is whichever restrainer gets across the circle and touches the person first. If you are a restrainer and your person gets across the circle first, you have lost and now become the new alone person. Whichever restrainee touches the alone person first becomes their new partner. The round is over and before the next round starts all restrainers and restrainees SWAP ROLES- if you were sitting behind you are now sitting in front and vice versa, so the restrainee who just won the round becomes a restrainer. The restrainer from the last round who let their person loose and is now alone, is the new alone person for the next round. They call out two restrainees names, and the game starts again. This game can literally go on forever until people are tired. Variations: if people are getting bored or the two people who's names are called are both failing to escape their restrainer, the alone person can call a third or even a fourth restrainees names to make things more interesting. Final rules: 1. it is completely against the rules to stand up or walk/ run during the game- if you manage to get free from your restrainer, you MUST CRAWL across the circle to get to the alone person. If you forget about this rule and stand up to walk or run, you must go back to your restrainer and get restrained and try again. 2. The restrainer must have their hands by their sides before names are called and not be restraining their partner in any way before the round starts. It is against the rules to be restraining your partner in anticipation of their name potentially being called.

Resources:

A first aid kit 😋

Notes
General:

DISCLAIMER: This is a game just to be played by madrichim and not with chanichim as it is quite physical. This is an ideal game for tzevet night off or an evening on pre camp, generally to be played towards the end of camp when all the mads know each and feel comfortable with each other. Its more of a night time game than something played in the daylight.

Quick Info

Time RequiredAt least 30 minutes

Age Range16 or older

Number of LeadersAny

Number of Participants9 or more

Game Types

Just for Fun, Team Building

Game Added By

Game Management