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Port or starboard

Time:	approx. 10-15 min.
Recommended age:	all ages
Size of group:	from 5 persons
Time for preparation:	none
Material:	nothing

Game description

One player is the captain and the other players are the crew. Should a member of the crew fail to fulfil the task or make a mistake, the player is out of the game (out of the game, pay a deposit, do a forfeit etc.). Here are the instructions:

"To the ship" – all players run and stand to the right of the captain
"On land" – all players run and stand to the left of the captain
"Down on the deck" – all players lie down on their stomachs
"Attention on deck" – all players say "Aye, aye Capitan"
"Three men in a boat" – all players make groups of three
"Scrub the deck" – all players run around circles on their knees
"Man over board" – each player looks for a partner. One lies on the ground on their stomach. The other places their foot on his partner’s bottom
"Starboard" – all players run to the left side of the boat
"Port" - all players run to the right side of the boat
"Stern" – all players run to the back
"Bow " – all players run to the front
"Poorly seagull" – each player sits down and flaps their hands and feet around in the air
"Row the boat" – each player looks for a partner. The two players hold hands facing each other and make rowing movements
"In the crows nest“ –each player looks for a partner and the lighter of the two jumps onto the back of his partner

Judging

no scoring. However you can use it as a "pay a fine" game if mistakes are made.