Amazing Race

Artworks

Mini Olympics

London Cab Rally

Team Trivia

Table Games

Cook Up a Storm

Chef’s Table

Fun & Games

Icebreaker Games

African Drumming

Murder Mystery

Kayaking Adventure

Indoor Games

Creativity Games

Brainiacs

Aboriginal Art & Culture

Aboriginal Sand
Paintings

Chocolate Lover’s Workshop

Brainiacs - Examples

Of course it is quite hard to imagine what the puzzle games are like, so we’ve put a few examples here, but keep them a secret from the rest of the players!

Lateral Thinking Puzzles:

Why are the numbers listed below in the “correct” sequence?

8  5  4  9  1  7  6  3  2  0 *

When asked who a certain photograph was of the owner replied “Uncles and brothers I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son”.  Who is in the photo? **

What is a one syllable word that becomes a 3 syllable word with the addition of just one letter? ***

* the numbers are in alphabetical order

**  it is a picture of his son

*** are becomes Area with an A added

Wordles:

Speed scrabble:

Using letters that have relevance to your group
(for eg your company name) teams have a short time
to lay out a crossword for maximum points

Logic Puzzles:

These are probably the most challenging, but there is an answer that can be worked out with a systematic or analytical approach.  Here are some examples:

Memory Test:

This is based on a Spicks and Specks game where we play a snippet of a fun film clip and ask a series of questions about it to determine how observant teams were.

Word Games:

Here are some examples of our word game questions:

Tongue Twisters:

This round inevitably gets the biggest laugh.  Generally teams volunteer up to 3 players for the tongue twister round, they need to come up the front and have a go at some tongue twisters like those below. If they stumble they are out so the last person standing gets a bonus for the team.

Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets.

Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.

Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?

Lesser leather never weathered wetter weather better.

A noisy noise annoys an oyster.

Friendly Frank flips fine flapjacks.

Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently.

Number Teasers:

Loved and adored by the numerically minded, the number teasers include code breaking and  are fun and challenging:

Together a bow and arrow cost $21.00.  On its own, the bow costs $20.00 more than the arrow. How much does the arrow cost?  

In a certain family, each girl has just as many sisters as brothers but each boy has twice as many sisters as brothers.  How many children were there?

Of 2000 students and the University of Sumware, 55% are boys.  Of those, 40% are studying science subjects; of those 75% are first years; of those 60% have fair hair and one third of those regularly attend lectures.  How many fair haired 1st year male science students regularly attend lectures?

If a man spends one fifth of what is in his wallet and then one fifth of what remained and has spent a total of $72, what was the amount originally in his wallet