Zipp zapp
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Zipp zapp
| Type: | attention game, icebreaker, name learning game |
| Number of players: | 10 or more |
| Location: | sitting in a circle |
| Equipment: | chairs |
| Duration: | arbitrary |
| Preparation: | none |
Zipp Zapp is a game played while sitting in a circle. It requires a lot of attention of the participants, that can be used as ice breaker game and name learning game.
Material
All participants except one need a chair (or similar, like a pillow to sit on).
Procedure
The players are sitting in a circle, one player is standing in the center. He randomly selects any other player, points at him and gives one of the following commands:
- Zipp: the player has to say the name of his right neighbor
- Zapp: the player has to say the name of his left neighbor
- Zipp-Zapp: all players switch their seating places
If any player does not react within a short time, the player and the person in the middle change their places, and a new player is standing in the middle for the next round.
Variants
- Of course, you can introduce further commands.
