Scramble | Playworks

This is a quick paced, rotational game. In this game, players have to stay on the lines of a foursquare court and avoid getting tagged by the Chef!

The goal of Scramble is to avoid getting tagged.

Demonstrate safe tagging: light/ two finger touch, like a butterfly’s wings, on the shoulder, back, or arms.
Review how the different roles move:
- Chefs (taggers) – only on the lines
- Eggs – anywhere within the foursquare court

Players line up next to a foursquare court (premarked or made with paint, chalk, tape, etc)

Have one player stand on each corner of the foursquare court. These four players are the Eggs.
- Eggs can move anywhere within the four square court. One player stands in the middle of the foursquare court, this is the Chef.
- They can move only along the lines.
To start the round, the Chef holds up one arm, and counts down, “3, 2, 1, Scramble!”
- Eggs try to all get together in one small square, while avoiding being tagged by the chef.
- Chef attempts to tag an Egg, while staying on the lines of the foursquare court.
The round ends if:
- The Chef successfully tags an Egg, the Egg returns to the recycle line, and gets a high five. The Chef becomes an Egg during the next round, and the new player starts as the Chef
- Eggs all get together into one square before anyone is tagged, and exclaim, “Eggs!” Then the Chef will go back in line, and get a high five, and a new player will step out to become the Chef.

Have more students be eggs at one time, making it easier to tag someone.
Have the eggs strategize together before the round starts to encourage teamwork. Use a larger four square court if possible