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Become an eagle-eyed fortune hunter, ready to spot who’s passing the fortune around the circle.

Courtesy of The Scout Association
https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/find-my-fortune/

Resources

A coin

Take it further
Why not continue the search for treasure with a wide game treasure hunt? You could do it around your normal meeting place, or a local campsite or activity centre.

Safety: Contact games and activities
Make sure everyone understands what contact is acceptable, and monitor contact throughout the activity.

Safety: Food
Check for allergies before you begin. Make sure you have suitable areas for storing and preparing food and avoid cross contamination of different foods.

Instructions

1. The person leading the game should choose someone to be the fortune hunter. They should stand in the middle of the space.

2. Everyone else should put their hands behind their backs and stand close together in a circle around the fortune hunter. The circle should be tight, without any gaps.

3. The fortune hunter should close their eyes, and the person leading the game should give someone the coin. They should hold the coin behind their back.
Some people use a chocolate coin – if you do, make sure it’s safe for everyone.

4. The fortune hunter should open their eyes, and everyone in the circle should work together to secretly pass the coin from person to person behind their backs. Meanwhile, the fortune hunter should try to figure out where the coin is. People could use clever tactics to trick the fortune hunter, for example pretending to pass a coin, or hanging onto it for a few seconds before passing it on.

5. The fortune hunter should watch everyone, and try to guess where the coin is by naming a player. The player they named should bring both hands in front of them and open them to show whether they’re empty or not. The fortune hunter can try to guess three times. Remind players to be honest – if they’re holding the coin when the fortune hunter names them, they should show them rather than trying to quickly pass it on.

6. When the fortune hunter has guessed correctly (or has used all their guesses), they should join the circle and someone else should become the fortune hunter.


Reflection
Everyone had to work together and keep on going for this activity to work. How did everyone in the circle work together to secretly pass the coin? Everyone should take it in turns to share their ideas; people may think about tactical moves or silent communication. The fortune hunter didn’t have a team to help them, but they had to stay focused and try, try again if they guessed wrong. The people who had a turn at being fortune hunter should take it in turns to tell everyone how it felt when their guesses were wrong, or even if they lost. Remember, it’s OK to get things wrong, trying your best is more important. Winning isn’t the most important thing, playing the game is the fun bit.


Change the level of challenge
You could have more than one fortune hunter, more than one coin, or even more than one of both.

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• Teamwork - Team game
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