Magic Ball

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difficulty level easy   number of players  4-10  props  foil, prize 

A simple party game that will surely please your guests, especially since at the end of the contest the winner awaits a Surprise Prize! Solving riddles step by step brings participants closer to the reward! Now let's talk about how this exciting process goes.

Magic Ball contest

Preparing for the game

Before you make the magic ball, a little preparation is needed.

  • Select short riddles and write them on different pieces of paper.
  • Come up with a small-sized gift (e.g., a Kinder Surprise, a badge, a jar of cream-honey, etc.).

Now take our small gift and wrap it in a piece of foil. We fix a sheet with a riddle on the foil with tape. Then take the next piece of foil and wind another layer on top and fix the next riddle again.
There can be as many layers as you like (preferably no less than 6-7), the main thing is to place the riddles from difficult to easier (the difficult ones should be closer to the gift).

how to play

  • Draw lots to determine who will start unwrapping the magic ball.
  • The first participant unwrapping the ball reads the riddle attached to the next layer of foil. This participant is given 5 seconds to solve it, if they fail, all participants join in solving it.
  • The solver gets the right to remove a layer of foil and read the next riddle. Similarly, they are given the right of the first guess, and so on.
  • In the end, the prize goes to the one who solves the last riddle and removes the last layer of foil, in which the gift is wrapped.

Riddle Variants

  • If you are celebrating a Birthday, all riddles can be related to the personality of the birthday person, and for a Wedding - to the life of the couple. Here are some options: "What is the shoe size of the celebrant?", "What is the name of their pet?", "At what age was their first kiss?", "Favorite color, dish, movie, music" etc.
  • General riddles to test wit and knowledge

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