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Group of people jumping to one side of a rope on ground, as expected in Salt & Pepper energiser

Salt & Pepper

Simple call-and-response large group energiser.

  • Simple
  • Energetic
  • Sharpens reflexes
  • Sharpens listening skills
  • No props

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Ask everyone in your group to stand to one side of a long line marked on the ground.
  2. Encourage people to spread themselves evenly along the line, within 30cm of the line.
  3. Identify one side of the line as ‘Salt’ and the other as ‘Pepper.’
  4. Loudly announce a series of calls such as “SALT, PEPPER, SALT, SALT…”
  5. Immediately upon each call, each person must jump to the correct side.
  6. If an individual makes an error, eg jumps to the wrong side of the line, they are eliminated.
  7. Each person aims to stay in the game for as long as possible.
  8. The last person remaining wins.

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Comments (1)

  1. David Piang-Nee

    Very simple game that can get quite competitive depending on the personalities of your group.

    Gentle reminder to the group especially if you know that they are super competitive, that it is only a game to have fun with.

    A couple of practice rounds is also recommended for the start to avoid any confusion.

    Great filler game. I like the variants available and that is also cool how it transfers to the virtual world. Will have to give the virtual version a go.

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