The Ninja Game

Topic
- Movement & sports
Learning skills
- Attention & concentration
- Memory
Activity type
- Energiser & ice breaker
- Physical distancing
Materials
- None
Age
- 6 - 11 years
- 12 - 14 years
- 15 - 17 years
- 18+ years
<5 minutes
+5 players
Easy
Medium
Small (office, pavement)

Contributors

Joke

A step-by-step guide to play the game

All players stand in a circle, facing each other and connect with their inner ninja.

One player (Player A) starts the game by swinging his ninja sword to another player. He does this by raising his arms, hands pressed together, and then swinging them down, pointing at the player he his attacking and yelling "Hi!".

The player being attacked (Player B) defends himself by yelling "Ha!" and simultaneously swinging his ninja sword upwards, by raising his arms, hands pressed together, above his head.

Player B's neighbours (on either side) then attack player B as well, by swinging their arms sideways, hands pressed together, towards Player B's stomach (without actually hitting him!) and yelling "Hu!"

Player B then attacks another ninja ("Hi!"). That ninja defends himself ("Ha!") and his neighbours attack him ("Hu!") and so on.

Once all players get the hang of it, you can speed up the game.

After a while, you can start eliminating players making mistakes (yelling at the wrong time or not reacting when they need to). The two ninjas still standing at the end of the game are the winners.

Extra game information

Encourage the participants to yell energetically, since this makes the game a lot more fun and energising.

Variations

To make the game easier, you can only use one yell, e.g. "Hi!"
To make the game more difficult, you can switch up the yells midgame. E.g. use "Ha!" to attack, "Hu!" to defend and "Hi!" to attack your neighbour.

What people said about this game

Ladies Union of Drama House of Open Hospitality

Philanthropic Organisation GR

18 May, 2020

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