Igbo New Yam Festival Relay
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PLAYERS
6+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
- A yam or yam-shaped object per team
- Cones or baskets to mark a finish line
MEASUREMENTS
Course roughly 30-40ft (9-12m).
HOW TO PLAY
1
Split into small teams and line each team up behind a marked starting point.
2
The first runner on each team balances a yam on an open palm and races to the far basket.
3
Drop the yam into the basket without using the other hand to steady it along the way.
4
Jog back and tag the next teammate, who repeats the run with a fresh yam.
5
The team whose runners all finish first, with the fewest dropped yams, wins the round.