Two teams compete to bring Joseph's garment to Jacob. The object of the game is to prevent the other team from bringing the garment to Jacob first and to prove, through clues they find, that Joseph is not dead but alive.
Data
- from 7 years up
- 20 or more participants
- in a field with obstacles, in a forest or in a park
- 6 leaders (2 group leaders, 2 who are Jacob, 2 who are traders)
- 45 min.
Materials
- cards in 2 colours (yellow and red) 5 "detectives", 6 "brothers", 2 "brother Reuben"
- 20 yellow scarves and 20 red scarves
- coins (buttons)
- 2 goat skins
- 2 ropes
- 2 money bags
- 2 hoops
Preparation
Designate 2 places for Jacob at one end of the field and hide the clues, slightly to the sides, in different places.
Progress of the game
The task cards are distributed among the teams and during the game the participants can swap the cards among themselves. The goal of the brothers is to take Joseph's clothes (scarves) from the well in Dothan to Jacob. They are only allowed to carry one piece (one scarf) to Jacob, but must be careful not to get caught. The detectives chase the brothers from the opposing team, if they touch a person he must show them his card. If he is a "brother", he must hand over the scarf to the detective.
The detective can go with money to the merchant, who will give him information about a specific clue (leather, rope, ......)with this information the detective can go and try to find the clue. Each team has one clue per species, they are not allowed to take a second of the same species.
The origin of the photo
Maggie Tsaneva
