Clue Orienteering
Clue orienteering: teams follow clues hidden around the playground to find a final control point.
How to play
- Hide 6–8 clue cards.
- Each clue leads to the next.
- Teams of three solve and run.
- The team that finishes first wins.
Rules
- Teams stay together.
- Don't move clues.
Variations
Easier
Easy clues.
Standard
Standard.
Harder
Riddle clues.
Adaptations
- Limited mobility: accessible route.
- Mixed groups.
Learning goals
- Develop orientation.
- Teamwork.
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