Virtual Games

Like any Scout Activity, Virtual Meetings need to be fun.

Basic Games

Many of the games that work at in-person meetings, gatherings and parties will still work in Virtual Meetings. 

• Scavenger Hunt – hard to beat this game

  • Get everyone ready

  • Shout out something

    • Household item – such as a Toothbrush

    • Something in your fridge

    • Something red

    • Something you use for camping

  • Watch everyone disappear from their screens

  • After everyone returns – Shout out next item

• Find It – Scavenger Hunt Variant

  • Post a list of random item

  • You have one minute to find as many as you can 

  • Player with the most items wins

• Toss the ball – yup tossing the ball from one to another

  • Have everyone get a ball

  • Start by yelling out someone’s name

  • Toss your ball 

  • They catch a ball

  • Repeat 

• Web Quizzes– google “question ideas”

  • These apps can be used as a gathering or main event

  • Kahoot!

  • Quizizz

  • Quizlet

  • Gimkit

  • You know the TV show, same concept, but Alex Trebek is replaced by you 

  • Jeopardy Labs

  • PowerPoint

  • Free Jeopardy Google Slides Template

  • Free Jeopardy Template From Youth Downloads

  • Jeopardy Game Maker From Speight Ed

  • Instant Jeopardy Template Maker

  • Advanced Jeopardy Template

  • Free Jeopardy Template Review Game From Connor Bradley

  • Jeopardy Maker

  • These were premade and found at eccbsa.org/scouting-at-home

    • CubScout-Jeopardy

    • ScoutsBSA-Jeopardy

• Charades

  • Basic Charades are just fun

  • Animal Charades – Act out animal from A to Z
    First player acts out an animal starting with “A”
    Winner gets to act out an animal starting with “B”…

• Pictionary

  • Draw a picture and people try to guess it

  • Consider using themes

  • Skribbl

• Draw It

  • Everyone places paper plate or sheet of paper on their head

  • Everyone gets one minute to draw object – such as a bicycle

  • Best drawing wins

• 5 second guess app

• I Spy it 

  • Pick something in the background of someone’s screen

  • Example – red vase – “I spy something red”

  • Players rush to guess what you spy

• Rock, Paper, Scissors

  • Various group rules can be used

  • Cubmaster/SPL rules – Everyone throws at same time.  Anyone who beats or is same as leader stays.  Repeat until single winner

  • Pair off in twos.  If there is an odd number, do quick face-off.  Continue until only a single player remains.

  • Score Keeping – loose one point per loss and gain one point per win in each round.  Tally up points after a time limit is met.

• Simon Says aka Cubmaster Says or SPL Says

• ABC Story Game

  • First player – I’m going to camp and I’m bringing an “ax”

  • Second player – I’m going to cam and I’m bringing an “ax” and a “bag of chips”

  • Third player – I’m going to camp and I’m bringing an “ax” and a “bag of chips” and a “camp stove”

• Story teller

  • Start with “Once upon a time…” or “In a galaxy far far away…” 

  • Next player adds something short – “there was a prince…”

  • Next player adds to story

  • Consider mixing up the game a little by using

    • Pictures

    • Story Cubes

    • Story cards

    • Other visual or audio aids

    • Different rules or themes

• Scattorgories – pick a category and everyone tries to list as many items from that category – example Fruits

• Talent Show

  • Does not and should not be formal

  • Can be preplanned

  • Can be off the cuff and silly

  • Talents can be anything

    • Stand on head

    • Do trick with fingers

    • Show how to do something

    • Show a magic trick

Game Resources

Luckily, there are more ideas out there for you to consider:

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnWUvpMQOpw

  1. Zoomed in  – save pictures of animals.  Zoom into image and slowly zoom out until someone guesses it.

  2. Inside scavenger hunt – Just like what Audrey did List

  3. Animal charades – act out an animal

  4. What’s that sound – play a sound and let people guess

  5. Story teller – start with “once upon a time…” then each player added to story

  6. Silly faces – “tongue sticking out” “touch your nose” “eyes wide open” “ tongue out” “fishy face” “ who can lick their elbow”

  7. Singing whisper challenge – Mute singer.  Sing song and other guess

  8. Draw it – take turns drawing animal – other guess it

  9. I Spy it – “I spy something red” “I spy something red” other find it in zoom windows

  10. Quarantine would you rather –  https://youtu.be/wFSJjnFwWKs

  11. 2 truths and a lie – take turns guessing what is the lie

  12. Read my lips – Mute and speak – other guess

  13. Simon says –

  14. Rock paper scissors

  15. ABC Game – “I’m going on a beach trip and I’m taking an apple”  “I’m going on beach trip and I’m taking an apple and a ball”

  16. Memory game – use cookie sheet with magnets

  17. Mad libs – http://www.madlibs.com/printables/

  18. ???- there is no number 18

  19. Talent show vs On the spot Talent Show –

  20. Name that emoji – share an emoji and you have to name it

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjNHuDs7XZE

  1. Emoji line up – who can type line of Emojis – phone game

  2. Words within words – leader types in word – other try to list as many words as you can find in 1 minute

  3. Tic Tac Toe – with white board

  4. Famous for 2 minutes – “when was the last time you ate a Bugles” “who are you wearing”

  5. Guess who? – board game

  6. Mind meld – 3 2 1 – 2 people try to guess the same word

  7. Farkle – 6 dice https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Farkle

  8. Boggle Game – use overhead camera – camera pointing down

  9. Guess Who Game

  10. Memory Matching Game

  11. Scattorgories – pick a category and everyone tries to list as many of that item – example Fruits

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMCTUAd5b3c

  1. Freeze dance party

  2. Animal call – assign motion to animal, call out animal and everyone does motion

  3. Catch – take ball and pass it on – call out name and pass ball to each other

  4. Alphabet 4 square – white board – square with 4 boxes Name, place, animal, thing – everyone draws something per where your “finger” stops on boxes

  5. Musical stomp –

  6. Roll the dice! Lets get moving –

  7. The wave

  8. Movement memory – make movement – pass on and do movement and add on

  9. Silent mirror – text a person – they are silent mirror –

  10. Where am I – change the background

  11. Go find something – go find something “pink” or “plastic” or “square”

  12. Clapping rhythm – do a clap and everyone claps

  13. Show and Tell – take turns and show and tell – have mute on standby

  14. Watchcha snackin – https://youtu.be/qJSWdoKZU2c

  15. Name a Country – hold up a map – name a country , next player names a country at starts with last letter of last country – Canada, Africa, antartcia,…

  16. Taboo – use whiteboard

  17. Dots and Boxes

  18. I spy game – Pile Up – https://deeperkidmin.com/product/pile-up-i-spy-ppt-game-for-kids/

  19. Coloring on whileboard

  20. What’s the theme – everyone gives hints to one person – that person has to guess

  21. Draw it – place paper on head and draw something on head – animal, beach scene, etc.

  22. Picture story – use pictures to build a story

  23. Success stickers – need post it notes – ask what successful at – write down and post on wall or face

  24. Name that tune – hmm and guess

  25. Goats in the grass – Ants in Antarctica, bees in Brazil, etc.