TEAM BUILDING GAMES

JOB CARDS

1. TAPED IN

THIS IS A PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITY. YOUR TASK IS TO GET ALL THE

PATROL MEMBERS INSIDE THE SQUARE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE TAPE.
THE FIRST PATROL TO GET AS MANY MEMBERS INSIDE WHEN THE TIME
EXPIRES WINS.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM AND DECIDE ON

A SOLUTION. AT THE SOUND OF THE WHISTLE, START THE CHALLENGE.

2. MAGIC STEPS

THIS CHALLENGE IS FOR ALL PATROL MEMBERS TO REACH THE OTHER

END SAFELY. WHAT IS RISKY IN THIS CHALLENGE IS THAT THE AREA
BETWEEN THE START AND THE FINISH IS A MIRE OF HIGHLY TOXIC
MATERIAL FROM WHICH ONLY MAGIC STEPS CAN PROTECT YOU. BY
PLACING MAGIC STEPS ALONG THE PATH AND WALKING ON THEM, YOUR
PATROL WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVERSE THIS DANGEROUS TERRAIN.

BE CAREFUL AND REMEMBER, ANY MAGIC STEP WILL INSTANTLY

DISAPPEAR INTO THE MIRE AND BE LOST FOREVER IF WHEN IN USE IS
NOT MAINTAINED CONTINEOUSLY IN CONTACT WITH A BODY PART OF
ONE OF YOUR MEMBERS. EXAMPLE, IMAGINE A MAGIC STEP PLACE ON
THE MIRE THAT IS LEFT UNATTENDED FOR ONE MICROSECOND AS ONE
OF YOU JUMPS TO ANOTHER WELL-PLACED STEP.

FIRST PATROL TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK WINS.

3. SHAPING THE FUTURE

STAND IN A LOOSE CIRCLE FORMATION AND PUT ON BLINDFOLDS. DO

NOT WORRY ABOUT BEING BLINDFOLDED, THIS CHALLENGE IS SAFE
AND WITHOUT ANY RISK.WHILE BLINDFOLDED, YOU WILL BE HANDED A
ROPE. HOLD ON TIGHT TO IT AND DO NOT SLIDE YOUR HANDS THROUGH
IT. YOUR TASK IS TO FORM A SQUARE OR ANY OTHER GEOMETRICAL
FIGURE TO BE GIVEN BY THE FACILITATOR. . YOU MAY TALK WITH EACH
OTHER TO COMPLETE THE TASK.

FIRST PATROL TO COMPLETE THE TASK WINS.

4. SYMBOLIC FRAMEWORK

HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH YOUR PATROL MEMBERS AND DECIDE ON A

SYMBOL THAT WILL REPRESENT YOUR PATROL. HE/SHE SHOULD BE
SOMEONE WORTH IMMULATING, A ROLE MODEL, AN IDEAL PERSON ON
WHOM EVERY MEMBER OF THE RADIAN CAN FEEL PROUD TO PATTERN
THEIR LIVES. A TRUE LEADER, A PATRIOTIC, SELFLESS AND SERVICE-
ORIENTED PERSON.

FIFTHTEEN MINUTES FOR THIS.

5. SPACE JAM

AT A GIVEN SIGNAL STAND INSIDE A SLING, ANY SLING WILL DO. MAKE
SURE BOTH YOUR FEET ARE INSIDE THE SLING OTHERWISE YOU WILL
BE ELIMINATED. EVERYTIME A SIGNAL IS GIVEN YOU WILL LEAVE YOUR
SLING AND MOVE TO ANOTHER SLING. ANY MEMBER NOT INSIDE A SLING
AT A SLOW COUNT OF THREE WILL BE ELIMINATED. SILENCE IS
REQUIRED AS THE CHALLENGE CONTINUES.

SHOULD THE PATROL WISHES TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO THE

CHALLENGE, THE PATROL LEADER SHOULD ONLY SHOUT TIME OUT AND
YOU WILL BE GIVEN FIVE MINUTES TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.

THE PATROL WITH THE MOST MEMBERS LEFT AT THE END OF THE
CHALLENGE WINS.

6. RIVER CROSSING

ALL PATROL MEMBERS WILL START ON ONE SIDE OF THE RIVER. ALL
EQUIPMENTS THAT THEY WILL USE WILL BE THERE. YOUR CHALLENGE
IS FOR ALL THE MEMBERS TO CROSS THE RIVER WITHOUT ANY PART OF
THEIR BODY TOUCHING THE WATER. ALL EQUIPMENT MUST ALSO BE
BROUGHT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER. BE CAREFUL FOR THE
RIVER IS FILLED WITH DANGEROUS WATER CREATURES.

HERE ARE SOME RULES:

:
1. THE RIVER IS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE
STARTING LINE AND THE FINISH LINE WHICH STAND FOR THE
RIVER BANKS.
 2. IF ANY PART OF THE BODY TOUCHES THE RIVER
WHILE CROSSING THAT MEMBER TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER WHO
HAS CROSSED WILL HAVE TO START ANEW.
3. IF A MEMBER ENTERS THE RIVER TO RETRIEVE
EQUIPMENT, ONE SUCCESSFUL CROSSER MUST BE SACRIFICED.
4. THE FORST PERSON TO CROSS THE RIVER
CANNOT BE SACRIFICED.
5. NO ONE SHOULD USE LAST NAMES OR NEGATIVE
COMMENTS. ONLY ENCOURAGING AND POSITIVE STATEMENTS
ARE ALLOWED. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS RULE WILL BE PENALIZED.

THE FIRST PATROL TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK WINS.

7. THE ROCK

ALL PATROL MEMBERS ARE TO STAND ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE

ROCK. THE CHALLENGE IS COMPLETED WHEN ALL THE PATROL
MEMBERS ARE BALANCED ON THE ROCK FOR A SLOW COUNT OF FIVE.

HERE ARE SOME RULES:

1. ALL PATROL MEMBERS MUST BE OFF THE FLOOR.

2. PATROL MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE TO BE
TOUCHING THE ROCK
3. STEPPING OFF THE ROCK AND TOUCHING THE
WATER FOR EVEN AN INSTANT MEANS THE PATROL MUST START
ALL OVER WITH NO ONE ON THE ROCK.
4. WHEN THE PATROL IS READY, THE FACILITATORS’
ATTENTION MUST BE CALLED TO OBSERVED THE SOLUTION AND
MAKE A SLOW COUNT OF FIVE.
5. NO LAST NAMES WILL BE USED NOR NEGATIVE
AND DISCOURAGING COMMENTS. ONLY NICKNAMES AND POSITIVE
AND ENCOURAGING COMMENTS ARE ALLOWED.

8. THE BLACK HOLE

PATROL MEMBERS START ON ONE SIDE OF THE BLACK HOLE. THE

CHALLENGE IS MASTERED WHEN ALL PATROL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
PASSED FROM THE OUTER SPACE SIDE OF THE HOLE TO THE EARTH
SIDE.

HERE ARE SOME RULES:

1. ALL PATROL MEMBERS MUST PASS THROUGH THE HOLE.

2. NO PART OF A MEMBERS BODY MUST TOUCH THE HOLE.
 3. NO ONE MUST STEP OVER THE DIVIDING LINE.
4. NO ONE MUST GO TO THE EARTHSIDE WITHOUT PASSING
THROUGH THE HOLE.
5. MEMBERS WHO HAVE PASSED TO THE EARTHSIDE MUST GO BACK
TO THE OUTER SPACE SIDE
6. NO ONE MUST DIVE THROUGH THE HOLE.
7. USE OF FAMILY NAME IS NOT ALLOWED NOR IS THE USE OF
NEGATIVE AND DISCOURAGING COMMENTS. ONLY THE USE OF
FIRST NAME AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT MAY BE USED.
8. IF A RULE IS BROKEN, THE MEMBER WHO COMMITTED THE
VIOLATION PLUS ONE WHO HAVE ALREADY CROSSED MUST START
ALL OVER.

FIRST PATROL TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK WINS.

9. MAROONED ON AN ISLAND

YOUR PATROL WENT ON A SEA EXPEDITION. ALONG THE WAY, YOU MET
BAD WEATHER AND YOUR BOAT CAPSIZED. ALL OF YOU CAN SWIM BUT
NOT ALL ARE GOOD SWIMMERS, MAKE AN EMERGENCY LIFE BOUY SO
NOBODY WILL DROWN DUE TO EXHAUSTION.

YOU WERE MAROONED IN AN ISLAND. ALL WET AND HUNGRY, YOU

SEARCHED FOR FOOD AND FOUND ONLY BANANAS AND SOME EGGS.
BUILD FIRE AND COOK THE EGGS AND BANANAS. WHILE YOU ARE DOING
THIS, THE OTHER RADIAN MEMBERS SHOULD FIND WAYS TO
COMMUNICATE TO PASSING SHIPS, FISHING BOATS AND AIRCRAFT SO
YOU COULD BE RESCUED.

OTHERS SHOULD FIND WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELVES FROM THE

ELEMENTS.

THE CHALLENGE IS COMPLETED WHEN YOU HAVE DONE ALL THESE AND
CONFIRMED BY THE FACILITATOR.