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This is more of an activity than a game, and is good for a group who will be spending a few weeks in an place, e,g. a camp. Have campers trace each other\'s body outline on a large sheet paper. The camper lies down on the floor on the sheet of paper while his/her partner traces his/her body outline. Have the campers draw into the outline their feelings and experiences. Then go around the room and have each person explain what s/he drew. This activity can be repeated once a week. This activity creates a group sense and helps people get to know one another in greater depth.

The players are divided into two teams. A goal is established for each team such that each team will have the same distance to travel to get to it. The teams stand in lines facing their respective goals. Each team is given two pieces of cardboard. The first member of each team goes to his goal and back, walking on his pieces of cardboard. He does this by picking up a piece of cardboard with each step and placing it in front of the foot with which he is about to step. When he returns to his team, the next person does the same thing, and in turns the rest of the team, until one team has had all its members go to the goal and return, that team wins.

Divide the group into two lines facing each other, about 4 feet apart. Players in each line hold hands. Leader stands at one end facing the lines and holding the end person\'s hand in each line. The person is the outlet. In the middle of each line lies a object - hard plastic cup. The outlet squeezes the hand of the first person in each line at the same time without other seeing. Each person passes the hand squeeze down the line when they receive it. When the last person in each lines receives the squeeze, the player runs to get the cup before the other team. Keep going however long you like. You can have every member of the team be the outlet.

You stand in a group. Everybody puts his or her hands in the middle and grabs another person\'s hand. The only rule is to grab onto a different person\'s hand and not someone next to you. Then as a group without letting go you, need to maneuver yourself around so that you can try to unknot yourselves and form a circle. It can be done; I have done with 45 people.

Have players form a tight circle. Then have players all turn the same direction, to their either right or left, to form a single file circle. Players need to be close to the person in front of them and when a signal is given the players slowly bend their knees to be able to sit comfortable on the person\'s lap behind them without falling.

Once the players are sitting comfortably on each other\'s lap then they can try to walk by having one person count to three and tell everyone which foot to move at once. The players need to move one foot and the other in a synchronized motion.

This works great for weekend retreats but also can be adapted to cabins. Have all names of people in your cabin or group on a wall. Have each person write down five things that others in the room would not know about them on post it notes. Then place all the post it notes on the wall randomly. The throughout the session of camp or the weekend have people move the post it notes to the persons name they think it may apply to. Try to write down things that people would be able to figure out as you get to know each other.

Blind fold every camper involved and get them to put their hands on the shoulder of the camper in front of them. A counselor leads the line of campers through a small walk, doing different things, like climbing over something, ducking under a branch. The campers shouldn\'t be able to talk to each other, but can make sounds to warn the camper behind them that something is coming up.