Train relay race
| Type: | running game |
| Number of players: | 10 or more |
| Location: | short running track |
| Equipment: | obstacles |
| Duration: | 10 minutes |
| Preparation: | prepare the obstacle course |
The train relay race is a type of obstacle course. Several groups compete each other.
Contents
Material
You need a few obstacles (chairs, tables, benches, ropes, etc.)
Preparation
For each group you need to prepare an obstacle course of equal difficulty. If you can build only one course, the groups have to compete one after the other.
Procedure
The groups are standing at the starting position. After the starting signal, the first player of the group runs the track (and back). He is the locomotive (engine). When he comes back to his group, another player joins him. Together (the second player holding the shoulders of the first) they again complete the track. So, after each round, another player is added to the "train" of the group. The first group to finish the game with a complete train of all players wins the game.
Variants
- The engine can get quite exhausted after running all the time. You can also limit the maximal length of the train. So, for instance, when the sixth wagon is added, the first one is removed instead. This way, each player only has to run five times.
