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Cups and Downs

Action games, Team building games

This game is best played with a small group.

Place 20 or more cups in the middle of the room, put half of them upside down and the other half the right way up.

Divide the group into 2 teams and give each team a name (ie ups or downs) - the 'up' team needs to turn as many cups up the right way as possible, and the 'down' team needs to flip them upside down.

When the allocated time limit is over, count all the cups and whichever team has the most turned up their way wins.

Submitted by Shorty on 07 Nov 2007 - Search for more games submitted by Shorty.

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6 Comments Add a comment »

Tina MitchellOctober 6, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Is this best to let everyone go all together at one time or have like a time limit for each person? We have a class of approx 25 people? Thought this might be fun for LOGOS Wed night but wondered which way worked best for you?
Thanks,
Tina
BeckyNovember 19, 2009 at 9:51 am
When my kids played this game they crushed all the cups so that no one could win. So tip for others; you may want to tell the kids that all cups need to be intact and maybe even in a certain area (my kids were also hiding cups). However, regardless of how wild this game got, they still loved it.
Ben G.July 16, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Awesome Game! I have been trying to think of a quick to set up, but fun game--not to mention not much mess. This is a fantastic idea. Thanks Shorty! :D
LizSeptember 2, 2010 at 4:19 pm
so, do the teams play at the same time? so working against each other to turn each other's cups back the other way? or is it one team at a time?
ShortySeptember 3, 2010 at 7:57 am
Both teams play at the same time.

I guess the only problems that might arise are if each player just hovers over a particular cup. I think the more players you have, the more cups you'll need. And it's best to state a rule that you can't be caught hovering or guarding a cup. Maybe even have an umpire who can disqualify people if they're doing that.
joelOctober 20, 2011 at 10:21 am
This is a great game! Thank you very much
 

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