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Conquest Type
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Seizure Type
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Introduction
Training
Care of Countryside
Playing the Game
Preparations
Cloak of Romance
Night, Winter, Water
Descriptions

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Dan Beard's Games
A. Mackenzie's Games
G. S. Ripley's Games
Ernest Seton's Games
J. Thurman's Games
Smith's Advancement Games
Wide Games
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Types of American Wide Games 

Most American Scouting Wide Games are divided into the following types (although many other classifications are possible): 

TREASURE HUNT TYPE: Each of two or more teams attempts to obtain a treasure and bring it to safety against the opposition of the other teams. 

SEIZURE TYPE: Each of two teams attempts to bring a treasure from one spot to the other, at the same time trying to seize the treasure of the other team which is moving in the opposite direction. 

CONQUEST TYPE: Each of two teams attempts to conquer a specified spot of ground defended by the opponents, at the same time keeping the opponents from conquering its own piece of ground.

Types of English Wide Games

It is convenient for purposes of reference and description to group Scouting Wide Games in a few broad classes, but it should be emphasized that such divisions are not watertight compartments; anyone who has attempted to classify games knows what a difficult task it is; the basis of classification depends entirely on what aspect of the matter we have in mind. We might, for instance, group Wide Games according to the numbers of Patrols needed; or according to the type of ground available.  The basis of classification we will use is the general character of the games. An example of each type is found by following the hyperlinks below.  Suggestions are made for adapting it to numbers and ground; possible variations are also indicated.  

Four Types of English Wide Games: 

RAID

CORDON-BREAKING

TREASURE-HUNT (UK)

MAN-HUNT

The bare bones of the game are revealed above.  Detailed Descriptions below will illustrate how an atmosphere of romance and adventure can be added, and various Scout activities employed.

LIST OF SPECIMEN WIDE GAMES

The Viking Invasion  (Raid). 
Totem Raid  (Raid).
Staffs  (Raid).
Highwaymen  (Raid).
The Wreckers  (Raid).
A Polar Dash  (Cordon-Breaking).
Bandits and Police  (Cordon-Breaking).
Occupying the Thicket  (Cordon-Breaking).
Border Raiders  (Cordon-Breaking).
Foiling the Robbers  (Treasure-Hunt).
Compass Trail  (Treasure-Hunt).
The Lost Leaders  (Man-Hunt).
Motor Bandits  (Man-Hunt).
Ned Kelly  (Raid and Cordon-Breaking).
The Gold Standard  (Raid and Cordon-Breaking).
Rum and Tea  (Raid and Cordon-Breaking).
The Rival Archaeologists  (A Mixed Bag!).
The Surveyors  (For Rover Scouts).
Escapes  (For Rover Scouts).


Two Specimens of Actual Instructions Issued for District-Level Wide Games:

Capture the Flag at Coleman Green
Robin Hood and his Merry Men

 

More Wide Games by A. W. N. Mackenzie

The following older Wide Games are from Mackenzie's Games for Scouts.  The details are not as elaborate as the Wide Games above, but the high quality of these games makes them worthy of consideration for adaptation.

RAID

bulletHostile Raiders

CORDON-BREAKING

bulletDispatch Bearer
bulletRival Dispatch Bearers
bulletJoining Camps
bulletCargo Boats and Cruisers

TREASURE-HUNT (UK)

bulletFive Treasure-Hunts
bulletThe Holy Trees of the Incas
bulletThe Glory of Africa

MAN-HUNT

bulletSearch for Prince Charlie
bulletSpy Hunt
bulletEscaped Convict
bulletThe Fugitive
bulletSearching for Fugitives
bulletIndians and Settlers

 

More Wide Games by Baden-Powell

The following B-P's Scouting Games were the very first Scouting Wide Games.  For additional general details for conducting them, see topics at the top of this page.

RAID

bulletFlag Raiding ("Capture the Flag") 
bulletNumbers
bulletOne Tree Away 
bulletBomb Laying 
bulletSnow Fort
bulletDash for the Pole 
bulletAmbulance, French and English

CORDON-BREAKING

bulletDispatch Bearers
bulletDispatch Running 
bulletTelegraph Cutting  
bulletJoining Forces 
bulletAmbushing 
bulletThe Pathfinder
bulletSmugglers over the Border

TREASURE-HUNT (UK)

bulletThe Traitor's Letter 
bulletTreasure-Hunt 
bulletTorn Manuscript

MAN-HUNT

bulletScout meets Scout 
bulletSignaler's Game 
bulletSpider and Fly 
bulletScouting in the Open
bulletFugitives
bulletSpot your Staves 
bulletScout Hunting 
bulletLion Hunting 
bulletEscaped Smoker
bulletWill O' the Wisp
bulletShowing the Light
bulletNight Outposts
bulletFox Hunting
bulletFollow The Trail 
bulletArctic Expeditions
bulletSiberian Man Hunt
bulletOn Trek (Scouting for Boys)

 

16 More Wide Games by John Thurman

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Gilwell Wide Games

 

See Also:

Night Games!

Stalking Games

Quick Planning Guide for Wide Games

Training for Wide Games

Preparations for Wide Games

Cloak of Romance

Other Types of Games:

Special Needs Boys' Games
Laser Tag Alternatives
Game Leadership
Compass Training Games
Highland Games
Baden-Powell's Games
Dan Beard's Games
A. Mackenzie's Games
G. S. Ripley's Games
Ernest Seton's Games
J. Thurman's Games
Advancement Games
Relay Games

 Games For Boys

 

 

   

 

 


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