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Description

SPUD

Resources

Foam ball

Instructions

Everyone loves a game of dodgeball and this version doesn’t disappoint. Spud is dodgeball with a twist. All you need is one foam ball or other similar ball you would normally use while playing dodgeball.

1. With a group of players each player is assigned a number. For example, if you have 10 players, number them 1-10.

2. While players stand around the playing area, the ball is thrown up into the air by someone not playing the game. As the ball is in the air one of the numbers that was assigned to the players is called out.

3. The player with the matching number must catch the ball while the others flee.

4. Once the ball is caught the player yells ‘SPUD’ and all other players must freeze.

5. The person with the ball moves four steps towards any of the players that have run away. They spell out S-P-U-D as they take each step.

6. The person with the ball now can throw the ball and try and hit a frozen player. Players’ feet are frozen in place, but they can duck or dodge to miss being hit.

7. If a player is hit, they earn a letter, first hit is ‘S’, second ‘P’ and so on until they earn all the letters in SPUD and are out of the game. If the ball misses them they do not earn a letter. If they catch the ball, the player who threw it gets a letter.

8. Once a player has all four letters of SPUD they are out of the game. The winner is the last player standing!

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• ball
• Dodgeball
• games
• Games for Fun
• spud
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