Give each team a box or hoop to put their treasure in. This’ll be that team's base. Teams can only add or take treasure from their own base. Gather everyone in a circle and remember to warn everyone about the rope, so they don’t run into it. Divide everyone into two teams of about eight players. If there’re more than 16 players, some people can be subs. Each team should stand behind their start line. Divide the group into sheep and shepherds. A fifth of the group can be the sheep and everyone else will be shepherds. If a player hits another player below the shoulders, that person is out. If a player throws the ball and the person they’re aiming at catches it before it bounces, the player who threw the ball is out.

How many items can you remember? Put your team to the test in and keep your Eyes on the prize in this exciting, upgraded version of ‘Kim’s Game.’ Give every player one token. For example, you could use counters, bouncy balls or cards as tokens. They’ll need to be the same colour. The players should put their token into their team’s nest.Explain the following rules and give teams some time to discuss their tactics, before saying ‘go!’: Split the group into two teams, then divide space into two areas (one for each team) with a line of tape, cones or chalk. Each team should get into their space and stand along the line, making sure they’re facing the other team. A team captain should be chosen from each team and stand behind their team. Give clear instructions: Explaining the rules of the game clearly and tell everyone how long the game will go on for. You could have a demonstration or a practice round. Make sure all young people and adults involved know how to take part safely. When a player has emptied their hand of cards or all but one player have scouted instead of playing, the round ends. Players receive 1 VP for each face-down card, then subtract one point for each card in their hand (except if they were the player scouted repeatedly to end the game). Play as many rounds as the number of players, then whoever has the most points wins. Coastguards should patrol the space and try to find and catch smugglers and pedlars red-handed. They can catch a smuggler or pedlar by tagging them. If a coastguard catches a smuggler or a pedlar, the smuggler or pedlar must give all the treasure they’re carrying to the coastguard.

Divide the space you’re using into two sides. You could use cones, chalk or tape, but make sure it’s something that won’t become a trip hazard. SCOUT is a ladder-climbing game in which cards have two potential values, players may not rearrange their hand of cards, and players may pass their turn to take a card from the current high set of cards into their hand. Their goal is to find at least one other and go together to the farmer’s den, while avoiding capture by the shepherds. To help find each other, baa like a sheep as loudly as possible.Play Foxes and rabbits to see if the rabbits stay safely in the warren, or if the foxes catch them out.

Place five balls in between the centre lines of the court. The two balls to the left of each team belong to them, the middle ball is neutral and can be taken by either team.

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Once a pedlar has put the smuggler’s treasure in their base, the pedlars can continue to collect treasure from other smugglers, one at a time.