2022 - Alcratraz
Location - Brownsea Water Activities Centre, Shornecliffe
Widegame History Widegame History Widegame History Widegame History Widegame History
Alcratraz Photo Album
The Wrap: 2 July 2022. By Little Arnie Swarthbender Governor of
California
It was pleasing to see a large contingent of Scouts at this years District Wide Game. All up 190
Youth and 39 Adult Leaders attended.
The Wide Game was based on the film "Escape from Alcatraz": A true story about prisoners who
escape from the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island. The Brownsea Water Activities Centre
was chosen as it has most of the elements - buildings that look like prisons, rock walls along the
creek and shark infested waters !
As always, our aim with the Wide Games is not only to ignite the imagination of our Youth
members by creating an environment in which they can relive this histrorical prison break , but it
also presents them with the opportunity to test their Scout skills in a fun way.
Leading up to the event, a series of fictitious news articles were issued via the “ Alcatraz Prisoner
Weekly “ publication , the purpose of which was to give the players a hint of the relevant skills
required for the game’s tasks. In other words, teaching our Scouts to “Be Prepared”.
On the night of the game, Scouts in Patrols, acting as a gang of inmates deployed their skills across
6 activity bases as they competed to be the first Patrol to escape from Alcatraz.
The 6 activity bases were run by the Scout Leaders. The Leaders acted the part of the Black
Marketeers. These inmates are old, long-term Prisoners of Alcatraz. Their purpose was to supply
the gangs with “contra ban” items in exchange for a favour ( A.k.a. a scout skill based task ) .
The Black Marketeer activity bases and their respective challenges were:
•
Prison Cell A1 headed by Pablo Escobar – Pioneering skills – Make a bed out of poles without
ropes
•
Prison Cell A2 headed by Al Capone – Triangulation skills – Pinpoint the centre of triangular
shaped table and place a coffee there
•
Prison Cell A3 headed Jackie Jo Chan – Teamwork and learn a new way to join poles without rope
- Using only torniquet lashings, making an extended pole to reach the jar of pink noodles high on a
shelf
•
Prison Cell A4 headed by Doctor Goldwrappa – Breaking a code to diffuse a bomb with only 4
seconds to spare before world annihilation
•
Prison cell A5 headed by Bonnie & Clyde - Problem Solving Skills - Filing prison Library books in
the correct sequence
•
Prison cell A6 headed by the Barely Nine – Estimating the height of the old electricity pole in
front of VMR.
By participating in all 6 activity bases each Gang earned enough Contra ban items to give them the
right of passage through the escape route to freedom.
The game ended when the first Patrol escaped.
The winning Gang of Inmates from the Aspley Scout Troop proudly hold the winner’s trophy.
Coming soon
Feedback
As with all Scouting events, the Widegame team uses the Plan - Do -
Review process. The Widegame team do the ‘Plan’ part. The Team,
the Leaders and the participants do the ‘Do’ part Now, there is a chance
for you to be part of the ‘Review’ section by providing feedback.
Here is an Email from one of the groups who took part in the
Alcatraz widegame in 2022.
2022 - Alcratraz
Location - Brownsea Water
Activities Centre, Shornecliffe
Widegame History Widegame History
It was pleasing to see a large contingent of
Scouts at this years District Wide Game. All
up 190 Youth and 39 Adult Leaders attended.
The Wide Game was based on the film
"Escape from Alcatraz": A true story about
prisoners who escape from the maximum
security prison on Alcatraz Island. The
Brownsea Water Activities Centre was chosen
as it has most of the elements - buildings that
look like prisons, rock walls along the creek
and shark infested waters !
As always, our aim with the Wide Games is
not only to ignite the imagination of our
Youth members by creating an environment
in which they can relive this historical prison
break , but it also presents them with the
opportunity to test their Scout skills in a fun
way.
The Wrap: 2 July 2022.
By Little Arnie Swarthbender
Governor of California
Leading up to the event, a series of fictitious news articles were
issued via the “ Alcatraz Prisoner Weekly “ publication , the
purpose of which was to give the players a hint of the relevant
skills required for the game’s tasks. In other words, teaching our
Scouts to “Be Prepared”.
On the night of the game, Scouts in Patrols, acting as a gang of
inmates deployed their skills across 6 activity bases as they
competed to be the first Patrol to escape from Alcatraz.
The 6 activity bases were run by the Scout Leaders. The Leaders
acted the part of the Black Marketeers. These inmates are old,
long-term Prisoners of Alcatraz. Their purpose was to supply the
gangs with “contra ban” items in exchange for a favour ( A.k.a. a
scout skill based task ) .
The Black Marketeer activity bases and their respective challenges
were:
•
Prison Cell A1 headed by Pablo Escobar – Pioneering skills –
Make a bed out of poles without ropes
•
Prison Cell A2 headed by Al Capone – Triangulation skills –
Pinpoint the centre of triangular shaped table and place a coffee
there
•
Prison Cell A3 headed Jackie Jo Chan – Teamwork and learn a
new way to join poles without rope - Using only tourniquet
lashings, making an extended pole to reach the jar of pink noodles
high on a shelf
•
Prison Cell A4 headed by Doctor Goldwrappa – Breaking a code
to diffuse a bomb with only 4 seconds to spare before world
annihilation
•
Prison cell A5 headed by Bonnie & Clyde - Problem Solving Skills
- Filing prison Library books in the correct sequence
•
Prison cell A6 headed by the Barely Nine – Estimating the height
of the old electricity pole in front of VMR.
By participating in all 6 activity bases each Gang earned enough
Contra ban items to give them the right of passage through the
escape route to freedom.
The game ended when the first Patrol escaped.
The winning Gang of Inmates from the
Aspley Scout Troop proudly hold the
winner’s trophy.
Alcatraz Photo Album coming soon
Feedback
As with all Scouting events, the Widegame team uses the Plan - Do -
Review process. The Widegame team do the ‘Plan’ part. The Team,
the Leaders and the participants do the ‘Do’ part Now, there is a chance
for you to be part of the ‘Review’ section by providing feedback.
Here is an Email from one of the groups who took part in the
Alcatraz widegame in 2022.
