Team Secret Code
Team secret code: teams run to collect letter cards and decode a secret message.
How to play
- Hide letter cards around the area.
- Teams collect one card per trip.
- Arrange the letters to decode the message.
- The first team to read it wins.
Rules
- One card per trip.
- Don't take other teams' cards.
Variations
Easier
Short word.
Standard
Phrase.
Harder
Coded message.
Adaptations
- Limited mobility: decoder.
- Mixed teams.
Learning goals
- Develop strategy.
- Improve speed.
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