Aye! Que Que?

This is a new lawn game inspired by the tale of the ghost ship and also the swimming pool game Marco Polo. Through call-and-response, blindfolded players learn each other's general location. Callers try to tag and responders try to avoid being tagged.

Players: 3 - 10, ages 6+

Material: Twine, blindfolds

Setup: As a group, determine your boundaries. Tie the twine at waist level between trees to define the boundaries. Identify the oldest player - he or she is the first captain. The rest of the players are mutineers, forsaking their captain. Blindfold everyone.

Playing: All players can move around freely within the boundaries. Or they can choose to stay still. When the captain calls out "AYE!" all of the mutineers must respond "QUE QUE?" (nb: pronounced "kay kay"). The captain tries to locate the insurgents with these aural clues. When the captain tags a mutineer, the mutineer removes his or her blindfold and exits the playing area. The last mutineer left standing is the winner and gets to be captain next time.

Documentation: Take photos or video during the setup. Be sure to display your family crest somewhere visible during the game and record it during documentation. If you have someone with you not playing, they can document. Or, the first mutineer tagged can begin documenting after he leaves the game. Since this game sounds funny anything that you can do to record the audio - either an mp3 recorder or with the short video feature on your digital camera - will be great, though not necessary. Post your documentation somewhere like youtube or flickr with the tag "lgfl" where Taylor and I can access it (or send it to me via email if you do not participate in those sites).

Evaluation: Answer the following questions: (1) was the game fun? why/why not? (2) was the game fair? why/why not? (3) what did players and spectators think about the game? (4) what did it feel like when you were playing the game? Rewrite the rules and game description to make it (1) more clear and (2) more suited for the afterlife.

Receiving your loyalty points and the challenge piece: To redeem your loyalty points, send your documentation (as links or attachments) and your evaluation to me (anna dot ravelo at g mail dot com). The depth and quality of your documentation and evaluation do not impact the loyalty award. Loyalty does not judge. But do bear in mind that your documentation and evaluation will seen by the public at large in the afterlife.

To play this game, you must dedicate SMARTS points, on a sliding scale based on your family's standing in the extended family (1st place: 50, 2nd place: 40, 3rd place: 25, 4th place: 10). When you complete playing, documenting, and evaluating the game, your family will earn 65 LOYALTY points.

1st place family: 80

1st place family: 50