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 (facing the bow)
- "Stern" – all players run to the back (facing the bow)
- "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
- "Boom!“ – players have to duck for the boom to pass over them
Judging
no scoring. However you can use it as a "pay a fine" game if mistakes are made.
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