Call of the Wild

Type: Individual

Equipment: None

Setup: The person leading the game should quietly give everyone an animal name. They should choose animals that have a distinct noise – dogs, sheep, and wolves work great, but this isn’t the time to choose camels. It’s up to you how many animals you have. At least a couple of people should have each animal, and three or four animals is a good minimum.

Extra Measures: Make sure there’s enough space for everyone to stay distanced as they move around. As the animals find each other, they should stand in a space and stay distanced.

Description

Everyone should jumble up around the space. They should wander around making their animal’s noise. At the same time, everyone should try to listen to the noises other people are making. The person leading the game should shout ‘jungle!’ (or perhaps farmyard, depending on the animals). Then, everyone should try to get into a group with the people with the same animal as them. No one can talk – they can only communicate using their animal’s noise. Everyone should stay 2m away from each other. When they have found the same animal they should both sit on the floor 2m apart. Note that there may be more that 2 of each animal so others may join them.

Once everyone’s in a group, the person leading the game should visit each group in turn. One at a time, the group should make their original noise. If everyone’s making the same noise, they’ve succeeded. If some people don’t match, they should listen out to the other groups and try and spot where they should be.

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