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Outdoor games | Forest games

Outdoor games in the woods or on a lawn are always popular. However the size of the group should be suitable or adapted to some of the terrain games or forest games. Sometimes the terrain and forest games which have the simplest rules are the ones which are most popular.
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1. Stamp game

   Each group must collect as many stamp prints as possible.

2. Bigger or better

   Swap an item against something bigger or better from members of the public.

3. Everything’s bananas

   Give your group a list of things which they must measure in banana lengths.

4. Town Spy Game

   Each group tries to find out and steal the addresses of the other clans without giving away their own address on their back.

5. Picture hunt as picture quiz

   Distinctive town features must be photographed from unusual perspectives and questions must be answered.

6. Three sticks

   In this racy adventure game the opponent's castle must be stormed and the prisoners freed.

7. A smuggling game with puzzle pieces

   Different pieces of a puzzle must be smuggled.

8. Adventure cards

   In this adventure game the object is to collect as many cards as possible.

9. King battles

   Each group has a king and tries to take the other group's king prisoner.

10. Knocking game

    A catching game in the dark.

11. Hiding

    A volunteer counts to 50 and then begins to look for the others. The players found must be tagged before he reaches the board and can tag himself free again.

12. The snow trail

    A treasure hunt in the snow using tracks in the snow.

13. Smuggling game

    Help! The smuggling mafia is around.

14. Capturing the flag

    A flag must be captured and defended.

15. Thieves dens

    The half of the group are thieves and hide in the area. The others (cops) look for the robbers.

16. Capturing flags and banners

    Several flags per group are hidden in the area. Spies can be sent out but can also be caught. The flags can be captured in the second half of the game.

17. Booty

    The group tries to bring treasure back to their own camp.

18. Candles and peas – a night time terrain game

    A smuggling game with peas and candles.

19. Castle Battles, Conquering Castles

    Which group can get the others flag and fly it in their own castle first?

20. Capture the Flag

    2 teams who search for the flag of the other team in 2 similar sized areas.

21. Bison hunt

    The group members receive a beer mat as a spear. With this spear the bison are hunted.

22. Number hunt

    Discover as many of the opponent's numbers as possible without revealing your own number.

23. Robbers game

    The squirrels hide their nuts in the playing field. The robbers are allowed to watch the squirrels from the edge of the playing field

24. Police and smugglers

    Police and smugglers

25. Stealing the totem pole

    The task for each tribe is now to steal the totem from the other tribes and to defend their own totem.

26. Bomb commando

    A team has the task of blowing up a structure.

27. Gold bar transport

    Gold bars from different mines must be brought to a central bank. However transportation is dangerous because thieves are lurking everywhere.

28. Rail track wars

    The railway track guards try to defend their track.

29. Scavenger hunt

    The classic scavenger hunt is still an exciting event for a children's birthday party.

30. Indians on the war path

    The task which the settlers face is to find some gold treasure. The Indian’s task is to gather up as many scalps as possible.

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