Youth Games Collection

Big group game, High energy

Keep Your Tabernacle Clean

Materials Required

  • Newspapers (Ensure adequate quantity so that cleanup is manageable)
  • Boundary Markers (Chairs, cones or any other item you can find)

Formation

  • One Group

Gameplay Instructions

  1. Set up several zones equal to the number of groups with the boundary markers. Place newspapers within each of these zones.
  2. Instruct each group to remove all newspapers from their specified zone. The newspaper can be ripped, folded or shaped but it should not be taken out of the zone.
  3. The group with the least amount of newspaper left in their zone wins the game.
  4. A time limit should be set by the game organizer, but it should not be revealed to the players.

Post Notes:

  • It is normal for the game to descend into chaos (considering the theme of Israel's repeated mess-ups, this fit is humorous)
  • There is a more complex version of this game. It includes an extra zone inside each primary zone called the "Most Holy Place." This more complicated rule dictates that players cannot remove any newspaper from this particular zone, meaning they have to be creative in their use of the newspaper. Bear in mind that this additional rule is rarely observed, often leading to the game descending into chaos, but feel free to include it in your version of the game.