Survivor Guide Game
By 18th Whitby Girl Guides
Time: approx. 3-31/2 hours
Thanks to Jane Bonk, who sent me this game! She wrote this game for her unit.
Go on 1km hike split girls into two groups (by patrols) and take to beginning of compass trail to a Survivor camp.
Explain Game You are now in your tribes, follow the map to your Survivor Camp. You will know when you get there. There will be many challenges to perform as a team. The team with the most Beads at the end of the game is the winner of Survivor!
Go! Follow the compass instructions to get to your Survivor camp. At the camp you will find your first "Tree Mail".
(Ahead of time, the leaders will have to make a map to lead the girls to the Survivor campsite, the Tree Mail boxes, and gather all the equipment needed for each challenge.
Tribal Challenge #1 - Make a Tribe Name and flag.
Equipment: blank flag (white cotton), hung in trees and markers or fabric paint, face paint and ties in tribal colours.
Tree Mail #1 (use this as the general idea, but try to make it rhyme) - Make a Tribe Name and get dressed to beat the other Tribe in Survivor! When you hear three whistles, gather in the field. Bring your Tribal Flag and team, get ready to play Survivor, be sure you can find your way back! You have 30 min. to be ready.
After 30 minutes, the leader blows a whistle to gather everyone in the field. Give the girls Tree Mail #2 while you judge. Leaders judge the costumes and flags. Winning tribe wins 2 beads each, 2nd place gets 1 bead each.
Tribal Challenge #2 - Shelter Challenge
Equipment: whatever items you feel like letting the girls use to make their shelters with, e.g., tarps, ropes, poles, etc.
Tree Mail #2 - Make a home to shelter you from the night, you have 30 minutes to get this right. A Judge will visit you and choose who will win, dont wait another minute to begin. The winning tribe will get 2 beads each; the 2nd place tribe will get 1 each.
After the Judges visit each camp give Tree Mail #3 with money.
Tribal Challenge #3 - Reward Challenge
Each tribe will be given fake money to bid on "mystery" items like an auction. The rewards are all different, some good and some bad. You choose how much you want the unknown item.
Equipment: Monopoly or other fake money, a selection of mystery items, including rope, smarties, chocolate bar, rocks, buttons, beads, sparkley X-mas ornaments (used in Challenge #4), any other small items. Place the items in paper bags so the girls can't tell what they are.
Tree Mail #3 - By mid afternoon you will bid on rewards, Something interesting to look towards. A limited amount of money is yours to use, if you use it too fast, the remaining bags you will lose. Not all prizes will be right for you, you may just pick an old smelly shoe.
During challenge one leader to deliver Tree Mail of next challenge to the camps.
Tribal Challenge #4 - SOS Challenge
Tree Mail #4 True Survivors have a plan to get home safe, if the field near your Survivor Camp was being flown over by a helicopter what would you do to get their attention? There will be Guest Judges to evaluate this challenge. When you hear three whistles come to the field and show us what you can do! You have 20min. to get ready.
Pathfinders Judge the winning team each get 2 beads, 2nd place get 1 each.
Tribal Challenge #5 - Quiz Challenge
Equipment: flashcards made up with a variety of camp skills questions (see my Camping Trivial Pursuit page for some suggestions). After girls read their Tree Mail, they will answer questions in Jeopardy style until one team has won a specified number of beads, at which point the challenge is over.
Tree Mail #5 - How well do you know how to survive in the woods? Your tribal knowledge will be tested in this game of skill. The first team to correctly answer (for example, 10) questions wins the round!
Tribal Challenge #6 - Blindfold Challenge
Equipment: Blindfolds, a number of bags tied with puzzle pieces in it for each team. Colour code the bags so the girls know which ones to chase. Each piece of each puzzle is in its own bag.
Each team selects a Caller - who instructs blindfolded pairs of girls tied together, on to the field to get their tribal bags. When all bags are collected they may open them and solve the puzzle. The first team to solve the puzzle will win two beads each, 2nd place will get 1 each.
Each bag contains one wood letter and some rocks.
Key word Lasagne
Game over tally beads and declare a winner. Return to Survivor camps to clean up area.
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