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This article is from the Scouting FAQ, by Bill Nelson nelsonb@nospam.aztec.asu.edu, Soaring Golden Eagle eagle@rangernet.org and Alan Houser troop24@emf.net with numerous contributions by others.

Scouting: Strategy Games p1

18.1 MOUSE TRAP ATTACK

You will need:
* 4 spring loaded mouse traps per team
* an endless supply of rolled up paper balls

We will suppose that there are four teams or patrols of six boys. They
are spaced at equal distances down the length of the hall. Each team
or patrol has it's mouse traps cocked at one side of the hall on the
floor. At the other side of the hall opposite each group of mouse
traps are three attacking boys from each of the other patrols. These
attacking boys are armed with rolled up balls of paper. Each patrol is
allowed up to three defenders for their mouse traps. These defenders
must sit on the floor half way between their mouse traps and the
defenders. The attackers must lob the paper balls over the heads of
the defenders and set off the mouse traps. The winning patrol is the
one that has the last loaded mouse trap.

18.2 MOUSE TRAP FISHING GAME

You will need:
* 1 spring loaded mouse trap
* 3 bamboo canes
* 3 lengths of string
* some objects such as plastic bottles to be picked up, for each
team

You will have to bore a hole or fit a screw eye in one end of each
mouse trap so that it can be attached to a length of string. Each team
stands at one side of the hall and the objects they have to collect
such as plastic bottles are on the other side of the river (hall). The
only way that they can get the objects, is to lash the three bamboo
poles together to form a fishing pole and attach the string with the
mouse trap attached to the end. You will have to show the scouts how
to cock the mouse traps safely or you may have to do some first aid on
bruised fingers.

 

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