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Grudgeball: a sticker of a crumpled paper ball swooshing through a small basketball hoop

Grudgeball

Every team starts with ten X's on the board. Answer a review question right and take a shot; make it and you erase X's from any other team.

  • Teams of 4 or 5
  • 20 to 30 min
  • Review questions, a bin or hoop, a paper ball
  • 4th to 12th grade
  • Lively
One page with all five steps

How to Play

5 steps
  1. Grudgeball, step 1: Give out X's

    Give out X's

    Draw ten X's on the board for each team.

  2. Grudgeball, step 2: Ask a question

    Ask a question

    Every team answers. A right answer earns one shot.

  3. Grudgeball, step 3: Take the shot

    Take the shot

    Shoot a paper ball from the 2-point or the 3-point line.

  4. Grudgeball, step 4: Erase someone's X's

    Erase someone's X's

    A made shot erases that many X's from any other team.

  5. Grudgeball, step 5: Most X's wins

    Most X's wins

    Teams at zero can still answer to get back in. Most X's left at the end wins.

Ways to Change It Up

  • Comeback RuleA team with no X's earns one back with a right answer.
  • Help YourselfA team can add X's to its own score instead of erasing.

Play It With

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