Raft Building.

Raft Building looks straightforward until you're standing in front of a pile of barrels, poles, and rope with fifteen minutes on the clock and no instruction sheet. The task is simple: design and build a raft capable of carrying your entire crew across the water. The execution is entirely up to you.

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Teams quickly find out who takes charge, who builds, who plans, and who just holds things while others argue about how it should go together. Runs as a build phase followed by a water test or race between teams. Requires a venue with suitable water.

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• What it builds: planning, creative problem solving, communication, collective accountability.

• Format: team design and build phase followed by water test or head to head race.

• Suitable for: most group sizes. Requires a suitable water venue.