Royal party games week 3

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Stealing The Dragon's Treasure

(Stealing the Dragon’s Treasure is suitable for ages six and up.)

The story

A fierce, ancient dragon has moved in to the Kingdom and has been creating mayhem. The dragon has even managed to steal the Crown Jewels! As you are amongst the bravest Princesses (and Princes!) of the Kingdom, it is your job to sneak in to the Dragon’s Lair and recover your Royal treasure. There is one advantage in your favour! Although the dragon is very fierce when awake, it is now asleep after a very busy day of causing trouble in the Kingdom. Of course everyone knows that even while asleep a dragon is dangerous – so this is a the perfect opportunity for you to practice your silent walking. Creeping around may just come in handy around the Castle if you are in the mood for a midnight snack!

What you need

A quiet place to play with plenty of room. A blindfold, a bunch of keys & a metal or ceramic bowl. The important thing is to have a noisy object that is difficult to pick up quietly. This can be played outdoors, if you have a suitably quiet location.

Gameplay

Choose a player to be the dragon. The player is blindfolded and sits down at one end of the area. Place the keys in the bowl in front of the dragon. Now explain to everyone that this is the treasure the Princesses are trying to recover.

The remaining players stand quietly at the far end of the playing area. A distance of 10-15 feet is ideal, but work with what you have.Each of the Princesses take their turn to sneak up to recover the treasure (the keys) and return them to the starting line.

The dragon listens for the players sneaking up, while pretending to be asleep. This is why the other players need to be quiet to give the dragon a fair chance. The dragon can point and roar (breathing fire!) in the direction they think they can hear the incoming player.

If the dragon does catch a player, the hapless Princess must lay down on the spot. The next brave player then makes their approach. There is usually a player who, when being the dragon, will point in many directions very quickly. Stop the game and explain that a dragon needs a moment in between fiery breaths to recover. Focus on what you can hear as the dragon player.

Winning!

If a Princess can return the treasure (keys) to the start line without being caught by the dragon, the round is over & they take the dragon’s place next round. If all players were caught, the dragon wins the round. Choose a new player to be dragon for the next round. Run the game for as many rounds as the children are interested. With under 10’s this can run for three or four rounds – older kids may want more chances, perhaps for every player to have a chance at sitting on the treasure.