| Players: | 8 or more |
| Equipment: | A ball of soft string for each team (with the same length of string on each) |
| Preparation: | None |
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This funny relay calls for two teams of 4 or more players. The teams line up side by side and face
each other. The first player on each team is given the ball of string. Then at a starting signal,
the first player holds onto the end of the string and hands the ball to the next player. The next
one holds onto the string and unwinds enough so that he or she can pass the ball along to Player #3.
The ball is handed along the line, unrolling as it goes. When the ball of string gets to the person at the far end of the line, that player hands the ball behind his or her back to the player it just came from. That player passes it back, with each player holding on as well as possible, till it gets to the front of the line. Then Player #1 pulls the string around and starts handing the ball along towards the end of the line again. You see what's happening? The teams are getting wrapped up by the string. The first team to get wrapped up and use all the string wins. Now you can have an untying relay with the same rules, as each team tries to untie itself first. |
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