Campfire games
Telephone
Telephone (or Chinese whispers) is a oldie but goodie.
This game is simple enough for all to understand and
brings a good laugh or two. It is a quick game, howev-
er it can be played multiply times over with the same
group. The game involves players whispering a prede-
termined line to one another, aiming for everyone to
hear the same message at the end.
How to play?
The game begins when participates either create a line
or circle of some sort. A participate from one end of
the line or circle will create a sentence/message on
any subject or topic and recite it to the person stand-
ing next to them. The person who just received this
message can not ask for the message to be repeated
and has to pass on what they heard to the person on
their opposite side from where it came from. This pro-
cess continues until the message reaches the last per-
son, this person is then asked to tell the group the
message they think they heard out loud.
Tyler McPherson
The Winking Two truths and a lie
Another simple game that requires just a few players.
Assassin This game, as well as entertaining is also a good ice break-
This game requires a some what large group er game. It allows participates to find out a little more in-
of players to circle up around a campfire or formation about each other.
place of gathering late at night. This makes
How to play?
for a more interesting game.
This game can be played in pairs, small groups or as a
How to play? large group. The idea of the game is for one person to say
Once a large group has circled up; all players three facts about themselves. However, within these
will be asked to close their eyes, except for three facts two are true and one is a lie. The aim is for
the leader of the group who will be running other participates to find the lie.
the show. The leader will then tap someone
on the shoulder naming them the assassin
for that round. Players will then open their
eyes after direction from the group leader.
The assassin can “kill” off players by winking
at them. When player has been winked at
they must slump over and play dead. The
objective of the game is for the players to
identify who the assassin is. The way this is
done is for players to search for the assassin
and “catching him/her in the act”. If the as-
sassin is found, players must yell “he/she is
the winker”. If correct then the game is over
and the players win, if incorrect however
you are out of the game. If the assassin is
the last standing then they are the winner.

Hacky Sack
This activity is a great team building game
which develops communication skills be-
tween players as well as having a laugh.
How to play?
The idea of hacky sack is to attempt to keep
juggling for as many times as you can. It is
often a good idea to count the groups score
each time, aiming to better it every game.
Numbers
Simple but effective. This game is a quick game that can bring lots of laughs
and smiles to a group.
How to play?
The idea of the game is to count out loud as a group, from one to the highest
possible number. The part that makes this hard is that anyone can speak at
any time, however, if any two people speak at the same time the round is fin-
ished and it starts back to one. Players can not point, gesture or indicate who
is next and counting in a circle is forbidden.