Medieval Games

Medieval Games 

Hide N Seek:

1. Use whatever hiding place you can find
2. Restrictions and limits are set up by all players
3. One of the players must be "it"
4. The rest of the players must hide
5. The person "it" looks for them
6. The first person to be found is "it" on the next round

Materials:

players

Source:
http://www.lscacamp.org/portals/0/medieval%20games%20and%20recreation.pdf

Tag:

1. Everyone decided on who will be "it"
2. The person "it" must chase around the other player
3. If the person "it" gets tagged then they are automatically it
4. There may also be a base

Materials:

players 

http://www.lscacamp.org/portals/0/medieval%20games%20and%20recreation.pdf

Pick-up Stick:

1. 2 plus players are necessary
2. All players must try to pick up the most sticks
3. A bunch of 6-8 sticks are dropped onto a table top
4. Each players gets a turn to try to pick up a stick from the pile without moving the others.
5. If any sticks move during an attempt his/her turn ends 
6. If the player successfully removes a stick they get another turn.
7. The game is over when the last stick is removed
8. The player with the most sticks wins the game

Materials:

6-8 wooden sticks

table

http://www.lscacamp.org/portals/0/medieval%20games%20and%20recreation.pdf

Tug O War:

1. All ages can play this game
2. You need two teams and a rope
3. Competitors should wear gloves while playing
4. Played with a hazard like a wall, mud puddle, or a stream
5. Each team pulls on the rope and make the other lose their balance
6. To loose a team has to be in the hazard or surrender

Materials;

rope

hazard

http://www.lscacamp.org/portals/0/medieval%20games%20and%20recreation.pdf

Horseshoe:

1. set up a target
2. Attempt to throw the horseshoe at the target
3. The closer the player gets to the target the more points that they get.

Materials:

Horseshoe

wooden stick

http://www.lscacamp.org/portals/0/medieval%20games%20and%20recreation.pdf

Stone Throwing:

1. Gather stones
2. Choose a target
3. Throw stones at the target
4. The player with the most accuracy wins

Materials:

stones

target

http://www.lscacamp.org/portals/0/medieval%20games%20and%20recreation.pdf

Ring Toss

1. Collect hemp rope quoits and place a single wooden stick as the target
2. Set up 10 stakes
3. Players will attempt to toss a ring at the stick at every stake
4. It can either be played in teams or two players
5. Each time you make the ring go over the stick you get three points
6. rounds are agreed on by all players

materials:

hemp rope rings

wooden stick

http://www.lscacamp.org/portals/0/medieval%20games%20and%20recreation.pdf

Marbles:

1. Take turns tossing marbles at a target(wall, another marble, hole)

Material:

marbles

hole

http://www.lscacamp.org/portals/0/medieval%20games%20and%20recreation.pdf

Blind man's Bluff:

1. A person is chosen to be "it"
2. The person that is it must wear a blindfold over their eyes
3. "it" has to try and catch the players
4. The last person caught by it is it next round

Materials:

blindfold

http://www.lscacamp.org/portals/0/medieval%20games%20and%20recreation.pdf

Archery:

1. Players are given a bow and arrows.
2. They must attempt to try and hit the designated target
3. The target must be a distanced away from the player
4. The closer the target hits to the bull's eye the more points
5. participants must be supervised to make sure no one gets hurt

Materials:

Bow

Arrow

Target

http://www.lscacamp.org/portals/0/medieval%20games%20and%20recreation.pdf