Fishbowl

Name of Group Game: Fishbowl Type: Indoor Number: Medium Group (10 - 19 people) Age: Middle School – Adult Time: 25– 40 minutes

Summary: Fun-filled word and memory game- Charades, Taboo and Password combined! Little preparation required. Goal: The team with the most points wins the game. Preparation: - Pens - Paper (3 pieces of paper for each person playing) - A container to hold the pieces of paper - Timer How to Play Fishbowl: 1. Separate everyone into two equal teams (Team A and Team B). Have each person take three pieces of paper and write any word or familiar short phrase on each piece of paper. Have each person fold their pieces of paper in half and put them into the container. There are three rounds in Fishbowl: 1) Taboo 2) Password 3) Charades. 2. Round 1: Taboo Team A needs to select someone to go first, while Team B needs a volunteer to watch the timer (set at one minute). The person from Team A will grab a piece of paper from the container and try to have his/her teammates guess the word on the paper using only use words and sentences as hints, without using any motions, "sounds like...", or spelling hints. (For example, if the word is "ribs", the person can say "baby back ___"). The person tries to have their team guess as many words as they can within one minute. The teams will need to remember the guessed words/phrases for subsequent rounds. If the team is unable to guess the word/phrase, the person has the option to "pass", puts the word/phrase back into the container and continues with a new word/phrase. The person can only pass once during his/her one minute. After one minute, Team A counts the number of successfully guessed words/phrases. Each guessed word/phrase counts as one point. Team B is next, and selects a volunteer from their team to start. A person from Team A will watch the timer, to be set at one minute. This alternating process continues until all of the words from the container run out. When the words run out, place all the words/phrases back into the container for the second round. 3. Round 2: Password With the same style as the first round, the next team will select someone to go first, with the other team sets the timer for one minute. However, in this round, the person can use only one word as a hint for their team to guess. (For example, if the word is "ribs", the person can say the word "bone"). The team needs to recall the words/phrases in the previous round. Once all the words in the container runs out, place all the words back into the container for the third round. 4. Round 3: Charades In this final round, the person needs to act and use motions as hints for their team to guess the word/phrase. (For example, if the word is "ribs", the person can point to their rib cage). When all the words run out, tally all the points. The team with the most points wins the game. To add this game to your website or blog, simply copy and paste the following URL: http://www.greatgroupgames.com/fishbowl

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Summary: Guess what the item is, zoomed in - Great Powerpoint game for medium and large groups! Goal: Be the first team to guess the zoomed in object - The team with the most points wins the game. Preparation: - Download Powerpoint Slide - Laptop - Projector and Screen, cables -Timer/Watch - Paper and pen - List of items - Something to record teams’ points How to Play The Zoom In Game: 1. Separate everyone into teams of 5. Give each team a piece of paper and pen. The object of the game is to identify as many objects from the Powerpoint as possible as a group. 2. The first “zoomed” slide is worth 5 points, the second “zoomed out” slide is 4 points, the third “zoomed out” slide is 3 points, and the fourth “zoomed out” slide is worth only 1 point. Each team tries to identify the object as soon as possible, to get the maximum amount of points. 3. As soon as the group thinks they know what the object is, they have to raise their hand and write their answer down on the piece of paper. *You’ll need to ask and take note on which slide they wrote down their answers. 4. Go through each slide, giving each team 1 minute to look at, discuss each slide, and an opportunity to write their answer down. Once their answer has been written, they cannot change their answer. 5. Once the object is revealed, the team that has the correct answer will receive the amount of points for the slide that they stopped at. For example, if a team correctly identifies the object by the second "zoomed out" slide, the team is awarded 4 points. If the team answers incorrectly, they do not gain any points for that round. 6. The team with the most points wins the game. To add this game to your website or blog, simply copy and paste the following URL: http://www.greatgroupgames.com/zoom-in-game