Javanese Wayang Shadow Guess
Game Night
J
PLAYERS
4+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
- A bright light or lamp
- A bedsheet or blank wall as a screen
- Cut-out cardboard figures on sticks
HOW TO PLAY
1
Explain that Wayang Kulit uses flat leather puppets held between a lamp and a screen to cast shadows.
2
Set up a sheet as a screen with a light source behind it, then split players into a performing team and a guessing team.
3
The performing team uses cut-out figures to act out a short story or object silently in shadow.
4
The guessing team calls out what character, animal, or scene they think is being shown.
5
Award a point for each correct guess before a set number of shadow scenes runs out.
6
Swap team roles halfway through so everyone gets to perform and guess.