2026 - Kedron Scout Den
Theme and backstory
The Wrap
This year’s Wide Game event was held on Friday night 5
June 2026 at the Kedron Scout Den and adjacent Mercer
Pak. It was attended by 161 Scouts, 15 Venturers, 10
Rovers and 20 odd Leaders.
As always, the laughter, intense energy from beginning to end, and the smiling
faces on final parade sums up how successful the night was.
This year’s theme was based on the true story of the natorious Australian
Bushranger, Captain Starlite. The setting was 1880 . Following his public hanging
at Darlighurst Prison , fellow inmates who had received a King’s Pardon, formed
gangs with the intention of finding Captain Starlites hidden treasure.
As noted in the promotional flyer:
Leading up to the event, eight news articles were released weekly for all
players to read. The articles were written by the Crime Correspondent of the
time, Archiboldo Giuseppe Garibaldi , also known as Archie Bald by his pen
name. The aim of the articles was to stir enthusiasm for the event and also give
players a hint of what activities were in store on the game night.
Players
Scouts, in their Patrols, played the pardoned prison gangs , travelling to 6
different locations where they would undertake tasks in return for a piece of a
map. After attending all of the 6 locations , the assembled map pieces would
guide them to the location of the lost treasure.
Venturers, as the honest townsfolk, ran the six Activity bases where Captain
Moonlite left pieces of his treasure map . Gangs would pay a Gold Coin( not a
bribe ) and undertake community service ( a Scout Skill based task ) in exchange
for a piece of the map. The locations were noted on their King’s Pardon Document
thus:
Rovers, assisted in a number of areas including the final destination where hey
checked that the gangs had successfully completed the tasks at all 6 activity
locations and had all 6 pieces of the map. Rovers then gave the Gangs a riddle
which when solved led them to where the treasure was hidden.
Adult Leaders, being the interruptive element, played the Mounted Police .
They waylayed the gangs and interrogated them by seeking answers to
questions based on the various news articles written by the Journalist , Archie
Bald. A small team of Adult Leaders also ran the Jail for naughty Scouts sent
there by the Mounted Police.
The Locations and their respective tasks are summarised below
Many thanks to the Wide Game Team for working so hard to make things
happen and also to all those that attended and supported this ever-popular
Brisbane North Region Event.
If you are interested in reading about previous Wide Games , go to the history
page at www.widegame.info.
Cheers , Joe “Dunnart” Reitano, Acting Assistant Region commissioner – Scouts
Brisbane North Region
161 Scouts registered in half an hour – the secret is multiple
registration points , Laptops that talk to each other, a digital system and
the very clever Web Master who’s name will always be kept a secret!
Some Leaders went to extreme lengths to get into character such as
Aspley’s Stuart Druery as Father Uegene O’Connell from St Laurence
O’Toole’s Catholic Church located at Bachuss Marsh. Yes, he is holding
the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch !
The winning Mounted Police Leader Team
Kedron Rovers took the opportunity to show off their Bash Car
A Gang works hard to crack the vault code in only 5 minutes at Mount
Esserton Bank
A Scout Patrol ( one of the Gangs ) escape from Darlinghurst Prison
The Prison Warden and his guards take the prize for most the
hilarious treatment of Gangs.
Smiling Scouts from the Kedron – the first Gang to find
Captain Moonlite’s Hidden treasure.
The Winning Gang from Kedron takes the Trophy and
Captain Moonlite’s Gold.
The Wrap
2026 - Kedron Scout Den
Widegame History Widegame History
Theme and backstory
This year’s Wide Game event was
held on Friday night 5 June 2026 at
the Kedron Scout Den and adjacent
Mercer Pak. It was attended by 161
Scouts, 15 Venturers, 10 Rovers and
20 odd Leaders.
As always, the laughter, intense energy from beginning to
end, and the smiling faces on final parade sums up how
successful the night was.
This year’s theme was based on the true story of the
natorious Australian Bushranger, Captain Starlite. The
setting was 1880 . Following his public hanging at
Darlighurst Prison , fellow inmates who had received a
King’s Pardon, formed gangs with the intention of finding
Captain Starlites hidden treasure.
As noted in the promotional flyer:
Scouts, in their Patrols, played the pardoned prison gangs ,
travelling to 6 different locations where they would
undertake tasks in return for a piece of a
map. After attending all of the 6 locations , the assembled
map pieces would guide them to the location of the lost
treasure.
Venturers, as the honest townsfolk, ran the six Activity
bases where Captain Moonlite left pieces of his treasure
map . Gangs would pay a Gold Coin( not a bribe ) and
undertake community service ( a Scout Skill based task ) in
exchange for a piece of the map. The locations were noted
on their King’s Pardon Document
thus:
Rovers, assisted in a number of areas including the final
destination where hey checked that the gangs had successfully
completed the tasks at all 6 activity locations and had all 6 pieces
of the map. Rovers then gave the Gangs a riddle which when
solved led them to where the treasure was hidden.
Adult Leaders, being the interruptive element, played the
mounted Police . They waylayed the gangs and interrogated them
by seeking answers to questions based on the various news
articles written by the Journalist , Archie Bald. A small team of
Adult Leaders also ran the Jail for naughty Scouts sent there by
the Mounted Police.
The Locations and their respective tasks are summarised
below
Many thanks to the Wide Game Team for working so hard to
make things happen and also to all those that attended and
supported this ever-popular Brisbane North Region Event.
If you are interested in reading about previous Wide Games ,
go to the history page at www.widegame.info.
Cheers , Joe “Dunnart” Reitano, Acting Assistant Region
commissioner – Scouts Brisbane North Region
161 Scouts registered in half an hour – the secret is multiple
registration points , Laptops that talk to each other, a digital
system and the very clever Web Master who’s name will
always be kept a secret!
The winning Mounted Police Leader Team
Kedron Rovers took the opportunity to show off their Bash Car
A Gang works hard to crack the vault code in only 5 minutes at Mount
Esserton Bank
A Scout Patrol ( one of the Gangs ) escape from Darlinghurst Prison
The Winning Gang from Kedron takes the Trophy and Captain
Moonlite’s Gold.
Some Leaders went to extreme lengths to get into character such as
Aspley’s Stuart Druery as Father Uegene O’Connell from St Laurence
O’Toole’s Catholic Church located at Bachuss Marsh. Yes, he is
holding the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch !
The Prison Warden and his guards take the prize for most the
hilarious treatment of Gangs.
Smiling Scouts from the Kedron – the first Gang to find Captain
Moonlite’s Hidden treasure.
