How To Play Obstacle Course Racing Games
by L Wiles - 2008-08-01
Obstacle course racing is a very active, competitive game played with 2 or more players. Usually played outside with a starting line, finish line and several tag points. Players compete to see who can get from start to finish first, moving through the tag points. Obstacle course racing can also be good for building concentration and can teach kids about thinking ahead and can promote creativity in children who practice coming up with their own obstacle racing courses and rules.
Many obstacle course variations exist, These game rules refer to obstacle course racing by foot, but you could easily substitute skateboarding, cars (RC, go-cart, Automoblox), marbles even turtles I suppose ;-)
What You Need To Play Obstacle Course Racing Games
- Two or more players
- A start line
- A finish line
- Tag points
- A race area big enough to allow all for all racers and tag points.
- Whatever object it is you choose to race, like a skateboard, radio control car, automoblox, etc. (optional)
Rules For Obstacle Course Racing
Designate a starting line and a finish line for your racing game. It does not have to be in a straight line, in fact this race works better if the start line and finish line are not in a straight line. If you plan your racing course to be a loop, then the start line and finish line can actually be the same line.
Once you decide on your racing course boundaries you can set-up some tag points. You move through the course from one tag point to another tag point until you reach the finish line. If at any point you miss a tag or don't do the required activity correctly you must go back to, or stay at, that tag point until the task is completed correctly. The sample obstacle race diagram is just one of a million variations you can create. My obstacle course diagram shows 7 tag points, but you can create as many tag points as you like.
Optional Rules For Obstacle Course Racing
A variation on the Obstacle Course Foot Race is to have the space between the tag points be run in a certain way. For example, from the start line to tag point 1 all racer must run, but from tag point 1 to tag point 2 the racers hop, and from tag point 2 to tag point 3 all racers must sing a song while skipping. On and on with more variations than I can imagine.
