Campus Game Ideas

Kick High and Catch

Kick High and Catch is a team based game where teams compete to score goals against their opponents. The team with the highest goal count at the end of the game wins.

Setup

Teams consist of 1-15 players (meaning 2-30 players), with a maximum of two teams per game. Teams will place medium soccer nets across from each other, 30 yards apart. One team will be on a hill, and one team will be in the valley. A parallel line will separate each team in the middle of the field (15 yards on either side). For every 2 players there must be at least one ball in play (for example if you have two teams of 4 you must have 4 balls in play). The game ball is one of those horrible rubber dodgeballs.

Process

Teams will flip a coin to determine who begins on the hill, and who begins in the valley. The team with the oldest player starts with the ball on their side (old people need the advantage). The game is played for a continuous 30 minutes. Your team must attempt to kick the ball in the other team’s net and score goals. You can only SCORE goals by kicking, and SAVE goals by any means necessary (no felonies, but pushing teammates or sacrificing them is encouraged). The game is meant to be fast paced and a little wild. There is no “out of bounds” but teams must not cross the center line dividing the playing field. Anyone can score a goal, and anyone can save a goal. Just score the most goals in 30 minutes to win.

No positions

No leaders

No captains

ONLY Anarchy

Pokemon Championship

The Pokemon Campus Championship will mimic the Sword and Shield championship using the Pokemon TCG by traveling on an adventure around campus.

Setup

8 pokemon gyms will be designated in different portions/buildings of campus. Players will register and pick there “jersey” number for the competition. Volunteers will act as NPCs to be stationed around and inbetween different gyms. Players will face off against NPCs and Gym Leaders using Pokemon TCG decks and rules to face off. The first player to collect all 8 gym badges wins the game.

Process

Everyone registers and picks a jersey number. Everyone receives a map of their pokemon region. Everyone races around trying to complete all the gym challenges and collect their badges to win the game. Try not to get held up by NPCs as it will slow you down in winning the competition.

Basic B*tch Bingo – To Have Fun While You Study

A group of gameplayers sits in different parts of the library with bingo cards. The first player to get a bingo wins.

Setup

Basic b*tch bingo is created specifically with college kids in mind. Some blocks of the Basic B*tch Bingo will be dry erase for players to add their own special twist to the game. Examples of spaces on the Basic B*tch Bingo card are “Spot Someone Wearing School Swag”, “Spot Someone Drinking Starbucks”, “Spot at least 3 individuals wearing airpods”, “Spot at least 3 BANG Energy Drinks”, etc. The Dry Erase spots enable you to make it school specific.

Process

When you get a Bingo (because this is silent bingo you are in a library) you have to race to the gamemaker’s location and present your bingo card. You don’t know if you have won or lost until you get a bingo and go to the location.

Get Your RMU Passport

Players will pair off in teams of 3-4 and receive an RMU passport that requires stamps. To get each stamp you must complete the challenge associated with the stamp.

Setup

Each RMU department has a required stamp, and Professors of those departments have created the challenges/obstacles the teams must face in order to get their stamp (Very Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). For example you could have to win a game against Professor Ames and Professor Jones in order to receive that stamp.

Process

Each team will go around to collect stamps and complete fun puzzles and challenges. The first team to get back to the “airport” with their completed passports is the winner.

Fortress

Teams will use the given “bricks” (cardboard blocks) to create and build their Fortress. The last Fortress standing, or the Fortress with the most captured flags is deemed the winner.

Setup

Each Fortress set comes with enough blocks to create a small cardboard fortress, and “rocks” (essentially those indoor snowballs you can buy but grey). Teams can consist of 2-6 players, but only two players can be inside/ protecting the fortress at one time. Teams fortress location must be known to all other teams. Teams will pick something to be their team flag and place it inside their Fortress after it is built.

Process

Teams must work to destroy other fortresses sending teammates and using “rocks”, and creating alliances (depending on the amount of fortresses). Fortress flags can only be taken after more than half the blocks have been knocked down. When your fortress is destroyed you may choose to stop playing, or join other fortresses to try and get revenge. The last fortress standing (or in a stalemate the Fortress with more flags) is the winner.