2014 - October 13, Family Field Day

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** Should clarify what to do with people who arrive late (suggest keep out of game to keep it fair to people who were playing al along).  
** Should clarify what to do with people who arrive late (suggest keep out of game to keep it fair to people who were playing al along).  
** ~5 Winners secretly advanced to final round of assassins.
** ~5 Winners secretly advanced to final round of assassins.
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* Human Knot
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** Awk not all knots are solvable (Julia is a derp)
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** All family members should participate
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** Advantage for smaller teams but smaller teams are disadvantaged for choices for future games
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** After each family is struggling, have families identify a cut they want to make, and cut them all at the same time
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** Rankings are determined by time
*Pastry Eating Relay Race
*Pastry Eating Relay Race
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** Wheelbarrow Relay Race
** Wheelbarrow Relay Race
*** Had 6 members from each family attend (will have 3 pairs that trade off)
*** Had 6 members from each family attend (will have 3 pairs that trade off)
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*** Reaching the finishing line or the starting line, a pair would switch front and back person of wheelbarrow
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*** Reaching the second line, a pair would switch front and back person of wheelbarrow, and go back
** Balloon Relay Race
** Balloon Relay Race
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*** Had 6 members from each family attend (will have 3 pairs )
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*** Had 6 members from each family attend
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*** A balloon is blown up (no knot is tied) on the starting line and then let go.
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*** The balloon lands, it is blow up again and let go again.  
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*** At the point where the balloon lands, it is blow up again and let go again.  
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*** This procedure is carried on until the balloon flies over the finishing line.
*** This procedure is carried on until the balloon flies over the finishing line.
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*** After passing finishing line, run back, and next person goes., leave the paper there
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==Materials==
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Final rankings:
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1) BFFL
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2) Gangstas
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3) Funky bobasaurs, >U
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5) Pirates
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*Stuff for games (food for pastries, bags of balloons, rubberbands, water for pastry race)
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*Assassins final round:
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** Give each player 2 rubberbands, 2 balloons
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** Should enforce minimum size (small balloons impossible to pop)
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** Tie balloon up, connect with rubberband, and put to the side of feet.
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** Limit spaces to moveable rectangle, adjusting size to be smaller if necessary
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** Go around popping balloons by stepping on them
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** Detached or popped ballons are out -- once you lose both balloons, you're out as well.
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** Last family standing wins
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==Materials==
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*Stuff for games (15 pastries, bags of balloons, rubberbands, water for pastry race)
*Megaphone (Bring this. It helps with crowd control)
*Megaphone (Bring this. It helps with crowd control)
*Prizes
*Prizes
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**1st: 1 box assorted biscuits, 1 bag assorted gummies, 1 box chocopie, 1 bag assorted hi-chew, 1 pack wafers
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**1st, 2nd: same but with extra food?
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**2nd: 1 bag assorted gummies, 1 box chocopie, 1 bag assorted hi-chew, 1 pack wafers
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**3rd, 4th (tie): same but with extra wafers
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**3rd: 1 bag assorted gummies, 1 bag assorted hi-chew, 1 pack wafers
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**5th: various candy, wafers
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**4th: 1 bag assorted hi-chew, 1 pack wafers
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==Other Notes==
==Other Notes==
*Collect trash at the end (:
*Collect trash at the end (:

Latest revision as of 07:09, 7 November 2014

Time: 1pm - 3:00pm

Location: Kresge Pits

Event Captains: Julia Huang (julia_h@mit.edu), Kevin Ng (keving17@mit.edu)

Contents

Event Description

ATS Family bonding through competition with other families. Each game gives points (1st - 5, 2nd - 4, 3rd - 3, 4th - 2, 5th -1) with prizes at the end.

Attendance

About 60 people showed up. Came from 5 families, none of which needed to be combined because of sufficient numbers! :)

Events (In order)

  • Family Mixer -- get to know people in other families -- NO RANKINGS
    • Social Chairs call out a number x=3,4, or 5 each round
    • People from groups of x, where each person is from a different family
    • On each round, the people had to find someone different from the previous round
    • At the end of each round, if no group, eliminated from game, gotherwise share favorite XXX with group.
    • Should clarify what to do with people who arrive late (suggest keep out of game to keep it fair to people who were playing al along).
    • ~5 Winners secretly advanced to final round of assassins.
  • Human Knot
    • Awk not all knots are solvable (Julia is a derp)
    • All family members should participate
    • Advantage for smaller teams but smaller teams are disadvantaged for choices for future games
    • After each family is struggling, have families identify a cut they want to make, and cut them all at the same time
    • Rankings are determined by time
  • Pastry Eating Relay Race
    • Three pastries per family, planned for 5 families -> bought 15 buo luo baos (pineapple buns) from Great Tastes the morning of (order in advance or you might have to wait for them to bake more)
    • Three family members eat the pastries one at a time (one per person)
    • Water Rule should be clarified (Can it be allowed? Where can it be drunk?)
  • Field Day Events
    • Tug of War Tournament
      • Pitted two different families against each other
      • Used results to pit different families together to determine ranking
      • This years pittings: BFFL > Pirate, Gangstas > Funky Bobasaurs, BFFL > >U, Pirates > Funky Bobasaurs, Gangstas > >U
    • Wheelbarrow Relay Race
      • Had 6 members from each family attend (will have 3 pairs that trade off)
      • Reaching the second line, a pair would switch front and back person of wheelbarrow, and go back
    • Balloon Relay Race
      • Had 6 members from each family attend
      • The balloon lands, it is blow up again and let go again.
      • This procedure is carried on until the balloon flies over the finishing line.
      • After passing finishing line, run back, and next person goes., leave the paper there


Final rankings: 1) BFFL 2) Gangstas 3) Funky bobasaurs, >U 5) Pirates


  • Assassins final round:
    • Give each player 2 rubberbands, 2 balloons
    • Should enforce minimum size (small balloons impossible to pop)
    • Tie balloon up, connect with rubberband, and put to the side of feet.
    • Limit spaces to moveable rectangle, adjusting size to be smaller if necessary
    • Go around popping balloons by stepping on them
    • Detached or popped ballons are out -- once you lose both balloons, you're out as well.
    • Last family standing wins

Materials

  • Stuff for games (15 pastries, bags of balloons, rubberbands, water for pastry race)
  • Megaphone (Bring this. It helps with crowd control)
  • Prizes
    • 1st, 2nd: same but with extra food?
    • 3rd, 4th (tie): same but with extra wafers
    • 5th: various candy, wafers

Other Notes

  • Collect trash at the end (:
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