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- Teams: 2 - 4 Player Duel
- Time: 0 - 5 mins
- Cost: None
- Mess: No Mess
- Location: Inside
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Submitted by: Shorty on 16-Apr-2008
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Game categories: Action / Mini-Olympics / Prize Game
Materials: matchbox
You need an empty matchbox for each person and a hall (preferably carpeted). The matchbox must be empty, and is 5.2cm x 3.7cm x 1.6cm. In the hall, measure out a 20m track, which is as straight as possible. If your hall is less than 20m long, then go up one wall and along the adjacent wall - do not have more than a 90 degree turn in your track.
Contestants line up at the start, with their hands on the floor, and their noses on a matchbox which is on the floor. On your command they push the matchbox with their nose to the finish line. They are disqualified if they touch the box with anything other than their nose.
Comments
4 people have commented on Matchbox Nose Race
Samara
June 16, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Joel, why did you approve a comment where the person has clearly copied what i said beforehand???
who is this 'oww' person??
Samara
September 17, 2008 at 4:12 am
Woops! The comments just come through as singular items, referring to the game they are commenting. So when I looked at the new one, I wasn't looking at any of the previous comments (ie yours)... it seemed like a decent comment to me! All gone now though.... :P
Shorty
September 17, 2008 at 3:43 pm
great idea... now I gotta try it!
Sal
November 18, 2008 at 10:41 pm


A variation of this could be with a ping pong ball and a straw. Players have a path made for them from two strips of masking tape. They have to blow the ping pong ball with the straw, making sure the ball stays inside the 'path'. If it goes out, they have to start again.