Animal Farm – Game
Number of players: 5+
Time: 2mins+ per game (depending on players)
Ages: 7+
Language: Any
Location: Indoor
This is a rhythm game played in sequence. The rhythm goes: Tum Tum Pak, (like the song ‘we will rock you’). At the start of the round, players get into the tempo in this manner, Tum (hit thighs) Tum (hit thighs) Pak (clap).
Before the start of the game, players each choose an animal and an accompanying action that represents that animal. Actions should not be too difficult to be performed within the beat (1-3secs). Gamemaster to remind players to memorise each other actions.
The game starts with a random player. He goes with the rhythm, Tum Tum Pak (his own animal action), Tum Tum Pak (another player’s animal action). The other who got his animal’s action acted out will continue the game by going with the rhythm, Tum Tum Pak (his own animal action), Tum Tum Pak (another player’s animal action). This goes on and on (with a faster tempo) until players make a blunder and are eliminated from the game.
A forfeit may be given to 2-5 eliminated players.