UPFRONT GAMES
We are always looking for those games that are quick, upfront and require little effort. You need a game that creates impact, whilst not impacting your youth budget or time. We have compiled a shortlist of games that you can use upfront at your next youth service.
UPFRONT GAMES
Egg Roulette
All you need is a dozen eggs in a carton. With your dozen eggs you will need to hard boil 8 eggs and keep 2 raw.
Invite 2 contestants up on stage and dress them with a bin bag to protect their clothing
The aim of the game is to be the person without 2 raw eggs cracked on your head
Get them to choose one egg at a time and crack it on their own head, if it is raw thats a point against them and if it is hard they are safe.
Once a contestant cracks a raw egg on their head if they get one more then they lose.
You can play it so that each contestant chooses an eggs for the other person.
Slapjack
All you need is 2 giant foam hands and a deck of cards.
It is a basic game of blackjack or 21, except the loser of the round gets slapped in the face by their opponent.
deal each person 2 cards, get them to hit or stick and the winner of the round gets to slap the other person.
Play 5 rounds, add sound effects for the slaps and give the winner 1 extra slap and a prize
Waterwar
All you need is 2 decks of cards and 12 cups of water, plus a tarp to keep your stage dry.
Sit both contestants down across from one another and place a table in the middle each with 6 cups of water in front of them.
Give each contestant a deck of cards and have them together flip over one card and reveal it. The player with the highest value card wins.
They then get to chuck a cup of water in their opponents face (consider bin bags to keep them dry)
The first person to empty their cups wins.
Face-stuffing Contest
This game requires a few more resources but it is worth it. All you need is 3 foods and some utensils.
Lay out the three meals in front of each contestant along with a utensil that they must use to consume the food with.
For each food give them 20 seconds to consume as much as they can.
Example. – SpagBol with whisks.
At the end of the time they must immediately move onto the next dish. The person who has consumed the most food across all three dishes wins.
You can play so they have to finish each dish until they can move on and first to finish wins.