{"id":1922,"date":"2007-08-22T03:05:32","date_gmt":"2007-08-22T03:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/?p=1922"},"modified":"2021-04-08T21:23:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T13:23:02","slug":"wacko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/icebreakers\/wacko\/","title":{"rendered":"Wacko"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/strong>
\nThis Icebreaker is an excuse to have a little violence and learn the names of others in the group. There’s no application to it, but it is fun none-the-less.<\/p>\n

Game Description<\/strong>
\nSitting in a circle, names are called and the person in the center of the circle tries to “whack” them with a rolled up newspaper before they can call another name.<\/p>\n

Game Materials<\/strong>
\nnewspaper, tape<\/p>\n

Game Preparation<\/strong>
\nRoll up the newspaper into a roll. The roll can be as hard or as soft as you like, but remember that people are gonna get “whacked” with it!<\/p>\n

Game Play<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Sit everyone in a circle<\/li>\n
    2. Choose one person to be “it” in the center of the circle. The person in the center of the circle gets the rolled up newspaper. Their objective is for the person in the middle to hit the person in the surrounding circle whose name has been called, before that person can call another name. (All hits must be on the legs only!)<\/li>\n
    3. There are three rules regarding the names:\n