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Battle of the Oranges

Upper Meadow

Collect the most amount of Tennis Balls

Safe Touch

Practice safe touch in all activities:

  • Ask permission

  • Try to only hold hands

  • When holding out a hand please make hands spoons not forks

  • Do not touch private areas like chest, groin, or butt.

  • Be respectful to each other

Game Instructions

Setup:

  • Hide tennis balls out in the Upper Meadow and a few in the parking lot

Play:

  1. Group is split into two teams. Each player is given a playing card (one team is red, one is black).  They are sent out to gather as many tennis balls as possible.

  2. While looking for the tennis balls, Players can challenge people from the other team to a duel. Both players show their cards. High card wins. Loser must give up any tennis balls in their possession to the winner and return to the facilitator to get a new card.

  3. If there is a tie, both people lose their tennis balls (drop them where they stand) and must get a new card.

  4. Team with most tennis balls after a certain time wins.

RULES & SUPPLIES

Rules:

  • A boy and girl may not run off by themselves.

  • No throwing rocks or sticks

  • No going into the creek or ponds

  • No breaking branches

  • Aces are high and 2s are low, but a 2 beats an Ace.

  • Players cannot steal tennis balls

  • If someone challenges you, you must accept

  • You can carry as many tennis balls as you like

  • Tennis ball worth: Yellow - 1, Blue - 5, Red - 10

Supplies

Note: all supplies are located in the long and skinny storage room downstairs Main Lodge

  • Deck of Cards

  • All the Tennis balls

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