Intro
Remember the popular game show Wheel of Fortune, which was basically a jazzy game of hangman, but with a giant wheel showing the prizes won? Well, give or take the whopping prize money and the big wheel, our version is super similar and lots of fun – and when someone knows the answer but it’s not their go, it’s hilariously competitive too!
What you need
- A quiz
- Choice cards with instructions on them - download resource
- A list of categories and suggestions to use for the game - download resource
- A flipchart and pen
- Pen and paper to keep scores on
The Activity
- Gather the group in a room that’s a safe distance from distractions (and from causing a distraction to others)
- Draw lines on your flipchart where the words of your answer should be
For instance, the film, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly would be_ _ _ /_ _ _ _ /_ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ - Determine the points won for that game, eg 5 points for each correct letter guessed and then 25 points for guessing the whole answer
- Then ask your first player to choose a choice card
- There are 3 possible cards to pick:
- When someone gets a letter right, they take another turn. However, if they go wrong, it’s time for the next person to have a go
- If someone thinks they can guess the whole word, they can shout it out, if it’s their turn!
- If they guess correctly, they win the points, and you move on to the next game
- The winning player is the one at the end with the most points
PDF Resource
Top tip
List a number of ready-to-play “game words” on the flip chart so that the group won’t have to wait too long in between games.